Valeo, Anritsu target software-defined vehicle testing

Valeo and Anritsu have announced a collaboration on virtual validation capabilities for software-defined vehicles, with a focus on enabling more cost-efficient software development for vehicle domains including telematics units. The two companies said they will demonstrate their joint solution at MWC2026 in Barcelona in March, with Anritsu integrating a virtual engine into its software-based In-the-Loop Simulator to create a digital twin of multi-network environments including inter-mobile network operator and vehicle-to-everything communications.

The companies said the collaboration addresses demands for quicker and more scalable validation solutions as vehicle development cycles shorten and software complexity increases. Traditional workflows rely on hardware-based validation and manual parameter extraction, requiring complex test bench setups to cover various operating conditions.

Gilles Mabire, Chief Technology Officer of Valeo’s Brain division, said: “Combining virtual telematics unit and virtual cellular network running both in the cloud is an innovative solution to tackle these challenges and is the baseline of this partnership with Anritsu.”

Yukiharu Ogawa, IoT Test Solution Division General Manager at Anritsu, added: “The integration with Valeo’s software development solution allows car manufacturers to carry out end-to-end verification, from in-vehicle systems to the backend in a fully virtualised environment.”

Source: Valeo