Initially focused on high-value use cases in the automotive sector, the platform allows OEM manufacturers to achieve up to 90% software validation before hardware is available, shifting system development and integration to earlier stages (“shift left”), reducing costs and accelerating time-to-market.
“Volvo Cars is rapidly adopting comprehensive whole-vehicle validation, incorporating that rigor from the earliest stages of design and development,” said Johannes Foufas. “At the heart of this transformation is our pioneering use of electronic digital twins with Synopsys. With virtualized ECUs, we can test and validate before the hardware even exists, reducing costs, improving software quality, and accelerating innovation.”
According to Ravi Subramanian, “Automotive engineering teams are stretched to the limit with over 600 million lines of code, multiple vendors, and ever-shorter development cycles.” The new eDT platform enables a completely new approach that connects chip design with software behavior and full system validation from the earliest stages.
The platform also introduces eDT Labs in the cloud, configurable environments with pre-integrated tools, models, and software for use cases such as:
early chip evaluation (SoCs and microcontrollers),
early software development,
collaborative development between teams and suppliers
continuous system validation.
Furthermore, it facilitates the creation and management of these environments through:
virtualization technologies and advanced testing tools,
integration with the open ecosystem (such as SIL Kit),
and a broad catalog of technology partners.
Deployment options include SaaS or BYOC, with flexible cloud infrastructure such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and advanced processors.
Companies like Arm and Vector highlight the impact of this solution on accelerating automotive software development and virtual validation.
