Connected Vehicle Engineering Services

We help mobility players launch secure and scalable connected services rapidly by managing execution complexity.
HARMAN AES helps mobility players build, scale, and operate connected vehicle platforms that are OTA-ready, and designed for continuous service delivery. We combine end-to-end cloud engineering, digital experience, data and AI, and 24x7 operations with automotive-grade execution and production-proven accelerators. This helps customers reduce platform complexity, launch connected services faster, improve user experiences across vehicle, cloud, and mobile, and create new digital revenue opportunities with greater confidence and control.

Differentiators

Deep Ecosystem Integration Capability
We integrate connected platforms across MNOs, OEM systems, OTA, PKI, payments, navigation providers, and third-party services.
Production-Proven Connected Services Scale
Our connected vehicle solutions support 50+ services, 15+ core enablers, and millions of vehicles in production globally.
Digital Key and Connected Accelerators
We accelerate deployment with reusable connected vehicle assets such as CCC-compliant digital key, analytics platforms, and service provisioning components.
24x7 Global Operations for Connected Services
We support connected platforms with global operations, real-time monitoring, security operations, and SLA-driven maintenance at scale.
Key Features
TCU & Onboard Connectivity Engineering
  • Deliver end-to-end TCU software, platform bring-up, and integration across MCU, NAD, and AUTOSAR.
  • Build middleware, onboard applications, and remote services for telematics platforms.
  • Own full lifecycle from development and validation to long-term platform support.
Connected Vehicle Cloud Engineering
  • Design and build cloud-native connected vehicle platforms for global scale.
  • Integrate OEM systems, MNOs, OTA, and third-party ecosystems.
  • Accelerate delivery with DevOps, automation, and production-proven accelerators
Data Engineering & Analytics
  • Build scalable pipelines for vehicle data ingestion, processing, and analytics.
  • Generate insights on usage, failures, and platform performance.
  • Enable faster debugging, stability improvement, and data-driven optimization.
OTA & Service Provisioning
  • Enable OTA updates, feature rollout, and service activation across vehicle platforms.
  • Support secure update workflows, validation, and ECU-level integration.
  • Deliver reliable large-scale deployments with automation and lifecycle management.
Operations & Platform Sustenance

  • Run connected platforms with 24x7 monitoring, automation, and SLA-driven support.
  • Manage cloud infrastructure, security operations, and ongoing maintenance.
  • Support large-scale deployments with proven experience across millions of vehicles.
Ready Connect Integration
  • ​Integrate and customize HARMAN Ready Connect TCU for OEM-specific platforms and connectivity architectures. 
  • Enable telematics, connectivity services, and vehicle-to-cloud communication through seamless platform integration. 
  • Accelerate deployment with proven system integration expertise across OEM ecosystems and supplier networks.​
TCU & Onboard Connectivity Engineering
  • Deliver end-to-end TCU software, platform bring-up, and integration across MCU, NAD, and AUTOSAR.
  • Build middleware, onboard applications, and remote services for telematics platforms.
  • Own full lifecycle from development and validation to long-term platform support.
Connected Vehicle Cloud Engineering
  • Design and build cloud-native connected vehicle platforms for global scale.
  • Integrate OEM systems, MNOs, OTA, and third-party ecosystems.
  • Accelerate delivery with DevOps, automation, and production-proven accelerators
Data Engineering & Analytics
  • Build scalable pipelines for vehicle data ingestion, processing, and analytics.
  • Generate insights on usage, failures, and platform performance.
  • Enable faster debugging, stability improvement, and data-driven optimization.
OTA & Service Provisioning
  • Enable OTA updates, feature rollout, and service activation across vehicle platforms.
  • Support secure update workflows, validation, and ECU-level integration.
  • Deliver reliable large-scale deployments with automation and lifecycle management.
Operations & Platform Sustenance

  • Run connected platforms with 24x7 monitoring, automation, and SLA-driven support.
  • Manage cloud infrastructure, security operations, and ongoing maintenance.
  • Support large-scale deployments with proven experience across millions of vehicles.
Ready Connect Integration
  • ​Integrate and customize HARMAN Ready Connect TCU for OEM-specific platforms and connectivity architectures. 
  • Enable telematics, connectivity services, and vehicle-to-cloud communication through seamless platform integration. 
  • Accelerate deployment with proven system integration expertise across OEM ecosystems and supplier networks.​
Explore Other Offerings
Ready Connect
Ready Connect keeps drivers seamlessly connected with a smartphone-like experience inside the vehicle. By combining 4G/5G and SatCom connectivity in a modular TCU, it enables HD streaming, video calls, and real-time safety alerts.
Ready Connect
SDV
Our SDV services span architecture and platform consulting, embedded and middleware engineering, AUTOSAR and virtualization, cloud to vehicle integration, and OTA driven lifecycle management.
Digital Cockpit
We help mobility players build and scale next generation digital cockpit platforms across IVI, instrument cluster, HUD, and HMI systems. Our digital cockpit services span platform architecture, software development, system integration, validation, migration, and lifecycle support across Android Automotive, Linux, and QNX environments.
ADAS
Our ADAS services cover perception, middleware, and platform integration, combined with scenario based testing, data driven validation, and automation led verification. Leveraging dedicated ADAS labs and HIL infrastructure we help de risk complex ADAS programs and accelerate the delivery of safe, scalable driver assistance features.
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.
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.
Cybersecurity Practice
Offering a comprehensive range of cybersecurity services tailored to the automotive industry, including threat detection, vulnerability assessments, incident response and secure software development.

Insights

Whitepaper: Vehicle Software Runtime Orchestration
An in-depth look at the orchestration of vehicle software, and the implementation of on-demand features to ensure future revenue streams for OEMs.
Q&A: Too Many Cooks?
How a big team can build a single large architecture model in an agile methodology while satisfying ASPICE.