Software Defined Vehicles and EVs – Can They Win Over Car Enthusiasts?
Summary
Industry leaders discussed this topic with MotorTrend head of editorial, Ed Loh, at this year’s North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. I want that amplification.” Stellantis answered this challenge with its Dodge Charger SRT Concept EV amusingly named “Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust.” It is part of the car’s powerful Banshee electric drivetrain. “I can drive through my neighborhood at midnight, and it doesnt wake anybody up, but the performance is there,” says Scott Miller, vice president of software-defined vehicle and operating system at General Motors. Were seeing automatic features for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), for instance, that are largely based on software.” There is no escaping the fact that EVs won’t naturally have the dramatic soundtrack of internal combustion and attempts to re-inject that such as the Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust might still not be enough to win over some critics. To focus attention on the fundamental importance of software-defined vehicles to the future of the automotive industry, and the contributions of the visionary individuals bringing it about, MotorTrend Studios has produced an exclusive 22-minute documentary.