Digital Cockpit Engineering

Create intelligent, personalized, and continuously evolving in-vehicle experiences across every screen, occupant, and journey.

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HARMAN Automotive Engineering Services helps OEMs engineer intelligent cockpit experiences across In-Vehicle Infotainment, Cluster, Heads-Up Display, Audio, Cameras, and Companion Apps. Combining Android Automotive, Intelligent Cockpit Middleware, AI-powered personalization, and continuous OTA evolution, we enable software-defined experiences that continuously evolve throughout the vehicle lifecycle.

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AI-Led Cockpit Engineering

Design intelligent multi-display cockpit experiences with Android Automotive, AI-powered personalization, multi-modal HMI, and continuous software evolution.

HARMAN Ready Products Integration

Accelerate deployment by integrating HARMAN Ready products including Ready Upgrade and Ready Connect into production cockpit platforms.

Tier 0.5 Integration

Orchestrate software integration across OEMs, silicon vendors, Tier 1 suppliers, Android, cloud platforms and connected ecosystems.

Multi-Display Cockpit Expertise

Deliver production-grade software across In-Vehicle Infotainment, Cluster, Heads-Up Display, Audio, Cameras, Companion Apps and centralized cockpit platforms.

Reusable Assets and Accelerators

Reduce development effort using proven assets including Intelligence Cockpit Middleware, Cockpit Validation Accelerators, Ready CQuence Loop, spec to code framework and HMI automation tools.

Continuous Experience Evolutions

Enable post-SOP innovation through OTA updates, Android migrations, lifecycle engineering and AI-assisted software delivery.

Cockpit Strategy, Architecture & Platform Engineering

Central compute, cockpit domain controller, and software-defined cockpit architecture
SoC selection, platform strategy, virtualization, and mixed-criticality design
AAOS, Linux, QNX, AUTOSAR, BSP, HAL, and platform bring-up

Intelligent HMI & Digital Experiences

Multi-display, multi-user and multi-modal cockpit experiences
In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI), Cluster, Heads-Up Display (HUD), Companion Apps, Audio and Camera integration
AI-powered personalization, driver profiles and intelligent assistants

Infotainment, Audio & In-Cabin Experiences

Android Automotive, Android Auto, CarPlay, navigation and voice assistants
Premium audio, immersive media and occupant-centric experiences
Voice, gesture, camera and driver monitoring integration

Cockpit Middleware, Integration & Connected Services

Intelligent Cockpit Middleware (ICM), vehicle abstraction and service-oriented middleware
Ready Upgrade integration for continuous software evolution
Ethernet, SOME/IP, DDS, diagnostics, OTA and connected service integration

Validation, Performance & Readiness Testing

Cockpit Validation Accelerators with SIL, HIL, bench, vehicle and remote testing
Android Automotive, Android Auto, CarPlay, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and interoperability validation
Stability, performance, KPI, compliance, production readiness and AI-assisted test automation

Continuous Experience Evolution

OTA updates, Android migrations, feature deployment and Ready Upgrade services
Post-SOP maintenance, lifecycle management, release engineering, and software modernization
AI-assisted SDLC, Cloud Simulation with Ready CQuence Loop and engineering accelerators

Cockpit Strategy, Architecture & Platform Engineering

Central compute, cockpit domain controller, and software-defined cockpit architecture
SoC selection, platform strategy, virtualization, and mixed-criticality design
AAOS, Linux, QNX, AUTOSAR, BSP, HAL, and platform bring-up

Intelligent HMI & Digital Experiences

Multi-display, multi-user and multi-modal cockpit experiences
In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI), Cluster, Heads-Up Display (HUD), Companion Apps, Audio and Camera integration
AI-powered personalization, driver profiles and intelligent assistants

Infotainment, Audio & In-Cabin Experiences

Android Automotive, Android Auto, CarPlay, navigation and voice assistants
Premium audio, immersive media and occupant-centric experiences
Voice, gesture, camera and driver monitoring integration

Cockpit Middleware, Integration & Connected Services

Intelligent Cockpit Middleware (ICM), vehicle abstraction and service-oriented middleware
Ready Upgrade integration for continuous software evolution
Ethernet, SOME/IP, DDS, diagnostics, OTA and connected service integration

Validation, Performance & Readiness Testing

Cockpit Validation Accelerators with SIL, HIL, bench, vehicle and remote testing
Android Automotive, Android Auto, CarPlay, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and interoperability validation
Stability, performance, KPI, compliance, production readiness and AI-assisted test automation

Continuous Experience Evolution

OTA updates, Android migrations, feature deployment and Ready Upgrade services
Post-SOP maintenance, lifecycle management, release engineering, and software modernization
AI-assisted SDLC, Cloud Simulation with Ready CQuence Loop and engineering accelerators

Ready Upgrade

Ready Upgrade makes it easy for OEMs to keep vehicle infotainment systems current, flexible and competitive, with multiple cockpit domain controller variants, pre-validated software and a suite of scalable, upgradeable systems.

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Automotive Software

We deliver end to end automotive software product engineering across the full lifecycle, from architecture and platform design to development, integration, validation, and lifecycle support. Our services span embedded software, middleware, AUTOSAR, operating systems, system integration, platform modernization, and post SOP maintenance.

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Verification and Validation

We strengthen automotive software quality through comprehensive verification and validation services across the vehicle software lifecycle. Our V&V offerings span test strategy, test automation, lab based validation, HIL/SIL testing, OTA validation, scenario based testing, and testing as a service models.

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Services

Android Automotive Services

HARMAN AES supports OEMs from design to development and maintenance of Android-based Cockpits. AES is a member of the Open Automotive Alliance and a 3PL partner of Google for Android Auto certification.

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Services

HMI Development Services

HARMAN provides extensive assistance in creating HMIs for automotive head units, encompassing IVI, cluster and other displays. We develop UI views, data models and application business logic.

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Digital Cockpit Engineering

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