AI-defined vehicle: study warns car manufacturers of gaps

Study Software-Defined Vehicle is the Entry Ticket

2026-05-22 From Mario Hommen/SP-X | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

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According to an analysis by CAM and Accenture, the current software architecture of many car manufacturers is not sufficient to consistently take the next development step towards the AI-defined vehicle.

The software-defined vehicle is the decisive prerequisite for the next development stage of the car: the AI-defined vehicle(Image: Valeo) — The software-defined vehicle is the decisive prerequisite for the next development stage of the car: the AI-defined vehicle
(Image: Valeo)

According to the Center of Automotive Management (CAM), the transition to the so-called software-defined vehicle (SDV) is the decisive prerequisite for the next development stage of the car: the AI-defined vehicle (AIDV). In a recent study, CAM together with Accenture warns that although many manufacturers are announcing AI functions, their software and data architectures are not yet sufficiently prepared for them.

According to the report, it will be less the number of digital features that will determine a manufacturer's competitiveness in the future and more the ability to continuously develop vehicles via over-the-air updates. AI is increasingly developing from an additional feature to a central component of the vehicle, which also makes the vehicle capable of learning.

Manufacturers with fragmented electronics and software structures are therefore at risk of failing due to increasing complexity. There is also a lucrative market behind SDV-based services and functions: according to the study, global sales in this area could rise to more than 125 billion dollars by 2035.

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