SEATTLE: Airbiquity, the global leader of connected vehicle services, today launched its OTAmatic Vehicle Configurator, a tool for defining and managing connected vehicle software.

The OTAmatic Vehicle Configurator gives automakers insight into the exact hardware and software configurations within a vehicle, manage known combinations of electronic control units (ECUs) and software versions in vehicles, and meet emerging government compliance requirements for type certified vehicle systems.

In recent years, the number of vehicle ECUs receiving software updates via over-the-air (OTA) technology has been steadily increasing, making it difficult for automakers to track and manage software configurations across their fleets.

As these ECUs receive OTA software updates over time, different software permutations will appear in the field as not all vehicles will be updated at the same time.

This results in a multitude of software combinations which need to be tracked and managed by the automaker for vehicle maintenance and regulatory compliance.

"At Airbiquity, we're constantly assessing the challenges automakers face and applying our software technology and expertise to address them," said Keefe Leung, Vice President of Product Management at Airbiquity.

"Automakers need to actively understand and manage their connected vehicle software. Our Vehicle Configurator is a powerful tool to bridge disparate pieces of software information based on the context provided by automakers while also delivering automation that integrates to their existing processes."