[Software] Piech Automotive Says Incari Software In Its First EV Model Quick To Update

[Mr.Talha]

 

German luxury carmaker Piech Automotive's first market-ready electric vehicle model will use a software designed by Germany's Incari which enables it to update its digital dashboard system much quicker than its rivals, both companies said on Wednesday.

The software will enable Piech to update the design of its infotainment system and other software components within minutes, 70% faster than its competitors, Incari CEO Osman Dumbuya said. The updating process usually takes weeks and can rack up 5-digit engineering bills, he added.

German auto manufacturers are investing heavily in top-end engineers to design competitive software as looming competition from Tesla and software giants like Apple wading into the industry threaten to displace the country's reputation as leaders in technological research and development.

"It's about speed over size," said Piech Automotive CEO Toni Piech, who co-founded the firm in 2016, at a showing of the vehicle in Berlin on Wednesday.

"Through our partnership with Incari we have succeeded where most large and established manufacturers have so far failed - a smart, software-based collaboration between designers and engineers very early on," he said.