KOTEI Japan Joins JASPAR to Deepen Automotive Software Ecosystem Collaboration in Japan

KOTEI Japan, the wholly-owned subsidiary of KOTEI, has officially joined JASPAR (Japan Automotive Software Platform and Architecture), a general incorporated association. This marks a significant step for KOTEI in deepening its presence in the Japanese market and integrating into the local industry ecosystem, enabling deeper collaboration in automotive software standardization and open ecosystem development.

As a key technical collaboration organization in Japan's automotive industry, JASPAR brings together leading companies including Toyota, Nissan, Denso, Honda, and other OEMs and core component suppliers, as well as researchers from universities and research institutes. The organization plays a pivotal role in advancing automotive electronics and software technology development and standardization in Japan.

As the automotive industry accelerates its evolution from "Software-Defined Vehicles" (SDV) to "AI-Defined Vehicles" (AIDV), competitive differentiation has shifted from individual technology breakthroughs to comprehensive system capabilities in platforms, architectures, standards, and ecosystems. The deep integration of intelligence and AI technologies is fundamentally redefining the value boundary of automotive electronics and software.

As a industry leader in the "AI + Automotive Software" industry, KOTEI has developed its AI-native automotive software development platform — SDW (Software DreamWorks) — to establish a new AI Agent-driven, full-lifecycle software development paradigm. Within this framework, the AUTOSAR Agent built on SDW is consistently enhancing the efficiency of AUTOSAR basic software configuration and development for customers. Leveraging these two flagship products, KOTEI Japan is committed to empowering Japanese customers in their intelligent transformation.

Looking ahead, KOTEI will drive technological evolution through open collaboration and enhance delivery efficiency through standard co-creation. Leveraging its AI-native development capabilities, KOTEI will work hand in hand with JASPAR and more local Japanese partners to explore standardization pathways and engineering practices for the AIDV era, spanning in-vehicle networks, software platforms, information security, and development verification to contribute to a more open, standardized, and efficient automotive software ecosystem.