Bosch Combines Universal Vehicle Software Development in One Unit

Under the umbrella of its subsidiary ETAS, Bosch will develop and sell basic vehicle software, middleware, cloud services, and development tools for universal application. In the future, A total of 2,300 experts from different development areas of Bosch and ETAS are to be brought together there as of mid-2022.

“Software development is a longstanding core competence at Bosch. Every year, we put more than 200 million control units running our own software into vehicles worldwide. With this new set-up, we want to become the leading provider of application-independent vehicle software,“ says Stefan Hartung, chairman of the Mobility Solutions business sector of Bosch.

A year ago, Bosch established its Cross-Domain Computing Solutions division, a powerful unit for application-specific vehicle software with specific hardware for numerous vehicle areas such as driver assistance and infotainment. Now the company is bringing together its portfolio of application-independent software for vehicles and the cloud at ETAS. The resulting central platform will allow it to develop automotive software more quickly and efficiently together with its partners.

“Our universal software foundation is essential for the digitalization of modern, software-defined vehicles,“ Hartung said. Bosch will combine its universal software platform with expertise in the development of innovative software functions. “Thereby we are creating a USP and a significant competitive advantage for Bosch,“ says Markus Heyn, member of the board of management of Bosch. In the future, ETAS will offer this universal platform and the accompanying development environment to both automotive manufacturers and other suppliers.