Siemens launches PAVE360 Automotive to speed software-defined vehicle development
Press release, 19 December 2025
Siemens has unveiled a major new digital solution aimed at helping automakers and suppliers tackle the growing complexity of modern vehicle development. The PAVE360 Automotive platform is a pre-integrated, off-the-shelf digital twin software system designed to accelerate the development of software-defined vehicles (SDVs), enabling engineers to begin full-system integration from day one rather than spending months building custom development environments. This marks a significant shift in how advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous driving (AD), and in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) software are engineered — offering a unified, cloud-based workflow that cuts setup times from months to days and dramatically reduces time-to-market pressure.
At its core, PAVE360 Automotive creates a comprehensive system-level digital twin — a virtual replica of vehicle hardware and software interfaces — that supports real-world testing and validation long before physical prototypes are built. Traditionally, automotive software teams must assemble fragmented simulation tools and hardware emulators to verify system behavior, often leading to duplicated effort, prolonged development cycles, and delayed launches. Siemens’ new offering eliminates much of this friction by providing customizable virtual reference designs for key subsystems, including ADAS sensors, autonomous driving stacks, and cockpit entertainment systems. Engineers can extend the platform by adding their own software, models, and even external hardware components, while maintaining a synchronized view of the entire vehicle architecture.
One of the standout features of PAVE360 Automotive is its integration with advanced Arm® technology, particularly the Arm Zena Compute Subsystem (CSS). By integrating these silicon IP building blocks into the digital twin environment, the platform allows OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers to simulate hardware-like performance even before the physical chips are available, vastly speeding up low-level software development. Siemens cites that this integration can accelerate software cycles by up to two years, bridging the gap between virtual design and production hardware. Furthermore, the platform supports cloud-based collaboration, enabling teams across different locations and organizations to work on a cohesive system model and validate changes in real time.
The launch of PAVE360 Automotive also highlights Siemens’ broader push into enabling the software-defined revolution in the automotive sector. As vehicles become increasingly reliant on software to manage everything from safety systems to infotainment features, the industry is facing a “systems-aware” challenge — where hardware and software must be co-designed, tested, and iterated together. PAVE360 helps meet this challenge by offering a unified development environment that can connect virtual simulations with actual hardware during validation, enhancing confidence in early releases and reducing costly downstream fixes.
Siemens plans to make general availability of the PAVE360 Automotive solution official in February 2026, with a live demonstration scheduled for CES 2026 in Las Vegas in January. At this showcase, attendees will be able to see the digital twin platform in action, including scenarios where virtual systems interact with real physical vehicles running through safety and performance tests. The demo aims to give automakers a concrete view of how digital twin technology can transform their workflows and help bring next-generation mobility features to life faster and with greater reliability.
Industry leaders have welcomed the introduction of PAVE360 Automotive as a tool that could significantly lower barriers for companies competing in the SDV space. By transitioning much of the development burden from bespoke simulation environments to a standardized, scalable platform, Siemens is helping to catalyze a new era of automotive innovation where software quality and vehicle performance can be validated early and comprehensively. This capability will be particularly important as vehicles become more feature-rich and dependent on interconnected electronic systems — from driver assistance and autonomous capabilities to seamless infotainment integration.
Overall, Siemens’ PAVE360 Automotive represents a meaningful advance in automotive engineering tools, offering manufacturers a way to reduce costs, shorten development cycles, and improve outcomes in the era of the software-defined vehicle. With its launch on the horizon and demonstrations planned at major industry events, the platform is poised to become a central piece of next-generation automotive development strategies.
