The white paper outlines how cloud-based virtual testing can overcome bottlenecks in automotive infotainment development. Traditional hardware testing is slow and costly, limited by scarce hardware samples and benches. Virtualization enables running infotainment operating systems like Android Automotive OS or AGL on emulators outside the vehicle, while moving these emulators to the cloud allows scalable, on-demand testing. NTT DATA’s approach integrates network access, testing interfaces, and user interaction, enabling rapid evaluation of apps and features in parallel. While not fully replacing hardware, cloud-based testing accelerates time-to-market, reduces costs, and supports early feature validation.

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