RENAULT GROUP AND VALEO SIGN A PARTNERSHIP IN SDV DEVELOPMENT

Renault Group and Valeo announced a partnership to develop the electrical and electronic architecture of the Group’s next-generation vehicles. The Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) architecture will enable vehicles to remain always up to date throughout their life cycle and be capable of integrating new functionalities without hardware modifications.

As part of the partnership, Valeo will supply key electrical and electronic components for the SDV, including the High-Performance Computer (HPC). Valeo engineers will work close to the Renault Group sites in Guyancourt, Toulouse and Sophia-Antipolis and will also work with the Renault Software Factory teams on software development. Valeo will also provide on-board application software, such as parking assistance.

This new partnership will help to reduce development times and costs for the electrical and electronic architecture while focusing on high performance, compatibility, and safety.

In addition to the agreements signed with Google for the OS, the Cloud and the Digital Twin and with Qualcomm for the Digital Chassis and the System-on-Chip, this collaboration with Valeo will enable Renault Group to strengthen its control of the Software Defined Vehicle value chain.