Aug. 29 at 2:29 PM
$MWC News: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC) and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (OTC:
$NSANY ) are nearing a formalized agreement to jointly develop a shared in-vehicle operating system (OS) and a next-generation onboard computer.
The deal is not done yet, but reports say that is near.
Nissan has long-term suppliers like Honda, but in different parts of the auto software. The main is Elektrobit.
Elektrobit focus is on Electronic Control Unit (ECU) infrastructure,
ADAS/automated driving software,
vehicle cybersecurity, over-the-air (OTA) updates,
and underlying digital cockpit foundation.
On the other hand, Honda has Micware as a TIER-1 supplier In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI), specialized car navigation applications, telematics, and Human-Machine Interface (HMI) applications.
That could mean expansion of Micware clients basis with Nissan and Mitsubishi, as Nissan owns a strategic stake in it.
To repeat it, the deal is not finalized yet, but it could be huge for this Micware's sector's revenues.