In order to work together to provide cutting-edge automotive virtualization solutions, Tata Elxsi and Synopsys signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Senior executives from both firms signed the Memorandum of Understanding during the SNUG India 2025 event in Bengaluru.
Virtual electronic control units (vECUs), a key technology essential for effective software development and testing in today’s software-defined vehicles, will be made simple to design and implement for customers through this partnership between Tata Elxsi and Synopsys.
In order to lower development complexity and cost, enhance software system quality, and de-risk vehicle production timelines, the partnership combines Tata Elxsi’s embedded systems engineering capabilities with Synopsys’ industry-leading virtualization solutions, which are utilized by over 50 global automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.
In addition to software bring-up, board support package (BSP) integration, and early-stage software validation, the companies are already working together on programs with a number of international customers to enable vECUs.
In order to assist customers replicate real-world scenarios, evaluate software early, and lessen their need on physical prototypes, these technologies are being implemented across vehicle domains such as powertrain, chassis, body control, gateway, and central computing.
The duo will work together to explore ways to scale and expedite the implementation of electronics digital twins for systems with multiple ECUs and application-specific requirements.
Leadership Comments
“Our partnership with Synopsys reflects a future-forward response to how vehicle development is evolving. As OEMs move away from traditional workflows, there is growing demand for engineering services that are tightly integrated with virtualization tools. This strategic collaboration enables us to jointly address that shift with focus, flexibility, and domain depth,” said Sundar Ganapathi, Chief Technology Officer of Automotive, Tata Elxsi.
“The automotive industry’s transformation to software-defined vehicles requires advanced virtualization capabilities from silicon to systems. Our leadership enabling automotive electronics digital twins, combined with Tata Elxsi’s engineering scale and practical experience operationalising automotive system design, will simplify the adoption of virtual ECUs and thereby accelerate software development and testing to improve quality and time to market,” said Marc Serughetti, Vice President, Synopsys Product Management & Markets Group.
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