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Denso in joint venture for automated driving software

Denso Corporation is forming a new joint venture company to  to develop integrated electronic control unit (ECU) software for automated driving and vehicle dynamics control.

Denso will own 65% of the company with Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd taking a 25% stake, ADVICS Co., Ltd. taking 5% and  JTEKT Corporation taking 5%.

Details are still being discussed and the plan is for the new company to launch in March 2019.

The automotive industry is in an era of profound transformation, particularly in technologies for electrification, automated driving and connected driving.

In the field of automated driving and vehicle dynamics control, greater acceleration in technology development is needed to support the development of future mobility solutions.

The integrated electronic control unit (ECU) manages components, such as sensors, brakes, and steering, which are basic driving functions and critical for automated driving. The joint venture company will focus on carrying out development of more sophisticated software required for larger and more complex integrated ECUs.

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