Harman has announced that it has joined SDVerse, the automotive industry’s B2B marketplace for software.
“Harman is committed to helping auto makers put software to work in ways that create meaningful value for their businesses and their customers,” said Christian Sobottka, president and chief executive officer at Harman. “We bring together a strong portfolio of software and deep automotive engineering expertise to deliver on that commitment. Joining SDVerse gives auto makers another way to engage with those capabilities and find the right Harman solutions for their programs, helping turn ideas into experiences consumers can enjoy on the road.”
Connecting OEMs with trusted software solutions
SDVerse allows established suppliers and software developers to showcase their solutions, and helps auto makers source technologies that accelerate innovation and manage development complexity.
Through SDVerse, customers can explore Harman’s portfolio of software products and engineering services supporting cloud-based software development and validation, digital services, in-vehicle experiences and automotive engineering.
Harman’s initial SDVerse portfolio spans product and service offerings, including software products such as Ready Link Marketplace, a white-label app store that allows auto makers to deliver in-vehicle apps and digital experiences while retaining control of their brand, customer relationships and data; Ready CQuence Loop, a cloud-based development and validation platform for building, testing and validating vehicle software before hardware is available; Ready CQuence Run, a Type 1 hypervisor for digital cockpits, ADAS and domain controllers; and Ready Care, an in-cabin intelligence system for driver and occupant monitoring that uses physiological indicators such as heart rate and breathing patterns to support interventions related to driver stress and attention.
The portfolio also includes software services and assets, including Intelligent Cockpit Middleware, a hardware- and SoC-agnostic platform with reusable software building blocks for integrating and validating digital cockpit experiences; Digital Cockpit Experience Design, which combines HMI engineering, reusable assets, Figma-to-code automation and AI-assisted development for infotainment systems, digital instrument clusters and head-up displays; and Software Verification and Validation Services, which use automation frameworks, AI tools, reusable test assets and global certification labs to support automotive software validation.
Accelerating the SDV journey
Together, these offerings support the key stages of the SDV lifecycle, from experience design, software development and system integration to validation, deployment and continuous lifecycle management.
“As software becomes central to vehicle value and differentiation, auto makers’ competitiveness will increasingly depend on the strength and agility of the automotive software supply chain,” commented Prashant Gulati, CEO of SDVerse. “Bringing Harman’s broad portfolio of software and engineering solutions to the SDVerse Marketplace strengthens the ecosystem by giving auto makers greater visibility into specialized capabilities across the vehicle lifecycle and a more efficient path from technology evaluation to implementation.”
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