Hyundai put its driver-assistance data loop into production and dated two stacks
The group said its data-collection-to-retraining pipeline is now in full operation, and set 2028 and 2029 production dates for two systems built on different silicon.
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Vehicle software in Japan and South Korea, both UNECE contracting parties applying R155 and R156 on their own national schedules. Coverage follows the platform and vehicle-OS programs of Japanese and Korean manufacturers, their suppliers, and the semiconductor base underneath them.
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TIER IV open-sourced an end-to-end driving model it said an agentic AI developed
The Japanese company released a camera-only driving model as open source and said its code, training and in-vehicle optimization were carried out by an AI development loop rather than by engineers.
Japan named the consortia for its automated freight corridor trials
The transport ministry published the participants selected to run this financial year's demonstrations of the Autoflow Road, a dedicated lane for unmanned automated freight.
TIER IV was selected for a Japanese state subsidy to take Autoware to Saudi buses
Japan's trade ministry picked the company for a large-scale demonstration grant to adapt its open-source driving stack to Saudi Arabian conditions for autonomous buses.
NTT and an insurer will grade an automated shuttle against telematics fleet data
NTT Mobility and Aioi Nissay Dowa will compare an automated vehicle's own driving data against the insurer's telematics records to build safety-evaluation methods for automated services.
FPT to take over Nippon Seiki's Gdansk software unit and its roughly 50 engineers
Nippon Seiki's disclosure and FPT's own release together set out a business alliance, a newly formed Polish entity and a transfer price withheld under a confidentiality agreement.
Japan delayed its mandatory cybersecurity and software-update rules for existing models
The transport ministry moved the September 1 application date to November 1 for vehicles already in production, citing earthquake damage to suppliers that left ordered cars unbuilt.
Nissan and Honda signed a deal to standardize core ECUs and vehicle OS for 2029 cars
The two carmakers will share the high-performance and zone controllers of their next-generation vehicles, along with the operating system, middleware and vehicle control software running on them.
Micware split its automotive software group around an SDV platform, effective September 1
The Kobe-based in-vehicle software house fixed the date and the boards for a reorganization that gathers its infotainment, driver-assistance and connected-services work under a single platform business.
Hyundai set 2028 for Level 2+ on its first mass-produced SDV
At its 2026 CEO Investor Day, Hyundai gave dates for its software and autonomy programs, including a 100-megawatt training data centre due online from 2029.
DENSO launched a battery digital product passport service for the EU regulation
The Japanese supplier put its battery passport software into commercial service ahead of the European Battery Regulation's February 2027 deadline, built on a blockchain record and an industry data model.
TIER IV put Autoware under Open Invention Network 2.0 patent non-aggression
TIER IV joined the expanded Open Invention Network cross-licensing framework, extending its patent non-aggression cover to the Autoware open-source driving stack.
Genesis put Hyundai's Pleos Connect and cloud battery diagnostics into the GV90
Hyundai Motor Group's Android Automotive-based cockpit platform reached a production flagship, alongside a cloud-side battery management system that flags anomalies to the driver.
TIER IV will put Autoware and its driving models on Renesas R-Car Gen 5 chips
The developer of the open-source Autoware stack said it is collaborating with Renesas to build an open computing platform spanning Level 2+ assistance through Level 4 automated driving.
Korea would make carmakers hand inspectors the security keys to EV diagnostics
A draft amendment would require manufacturers to supply the national inspection body with the encryption source needed to build diagnostic testers, free of charge, ten days before a new model goes on sale.
Astemo will license TIER IV's Co-MLOps architecture for an end-to-end driving platform
The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding to build a development platform for production end-to-end autonomous driving models, with commercialization targeted around 2030.
DENSO and TÜV Rheinland Japan publish a battery passport data architecture paper
The two companies released a joint technical white paper on August 7 setting out the data definitions and IT architecture requirements that carmakers and battery makers face under the EU Battery Regulation and the Ecodesign Regulation.
Honda and Nissan reported to be planning a shared vehicle operating system
The two carmakers are in late-stage talks to jointly develop an operating system for next-generation software-defined vehicles, according to The Japan Times.
Toyota and NVIDIA extend partnership to AI-assisted safety-critical vehicle code
The expanded alliance adds a MISRA-compliant AI coding assistant for vehicle software alongside Toyota's continued use of DriveOS and DRIVE AGX.