HARMAN listed its hypervisor and cockpit middleware on a B2B software marketplace

HARMAN said on September 15 that it had joined SDVerse, listing software-defined vehicle software products and engineering services for carmakers to source. The company, a Samsung subsidiary with around 26,000 employees, said its technology is in more than 50 million vehicles globally.

Four software products were named. Ready Link Marketplace is a white-label in-vehicle application store that leaves the carmaker holding the brand, the customer relationship and the data. Ready CQuence Loop is a cloud development and validation platform for building and testing vehicle software without hardware. Ready CQuence Run is a type-1 hypervisor for digital cockpits, driver assistance and domain controllers. Ready Care performs in-cabin driver and occupant monitoring using physiological indicators including heart rate and breathing.

Three service lines were also listed: intelligent cockpit middleware described as hardware- and silicon-agnostic, digital cockpit experience design with more than 40 reusable assets and Figma-to-code automation, and software verification and validation services that HARMAN said draw on more than 70,000 reusable test assets and global certification labs.

Christian Sobottka, president and chief executive of HARMAN, and Prashant Gulati, chief executive of SDVerse, were quoted. Gulati said carmakers’ competitiveness would increasingly depend on the strength and agility of the automotive software supply chain.

SDVerse was founded by General Motors, Magna and Wipro. The release named no carmaker customer and no transaction, and disclosed no commercial terms. HARMAN is wholly owned by Samsung Electronics and is not a US securities registrant, so no exchange filing accompanies the announcement.