China's ThunderSoft showcases smart vehicle solutions in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA: Chinese technologies provider ThunderSoft made its debut at the Automotive Engineering Exposition 2025 Yokohama, presenting its next-generation smart vehicle solutions tailored for the Japanese market.

A global leader in intelligent automotive software, ThunderSoft demonstrated its capabilities in helping automakers accelerate carbon neutrality, advance connected car technologies, and drive the scale adoption of Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs) in Japan.

At the expo, ThunderSoft introduced several state-of-the-art technologies designed with Japanese automakers and tier-1 suppliers in mind.

These include the company's AquaDrive OS 1.0 Evo which is an AI-native smart cockpit operating system developed on the Qualcomm 8775 4th-generation platform.

Released in April 2025, the OS has already been adopted by multiple global OEMs.

Notably, Toyota showcased a concept vehicle featuring AquaDrive OS at the Shanghai Auto Show earlier this year.

Also, ThunderSoft has partnered with Renesas Electronics to jointly develop a lightweight ZCU (Zone Control Unit) virtualization platform, addressing the growing complexity of in-vehicle electronic architectures.

This platform enables efficient consolidation of multiple functional domains on a single ECU — without compromising performance.

Also, ThunderSoft introduced its KanziOne which is a unified human-machine interface (HMI) development platform that streamlines the entire interface design process from concept to testing.

Founded in 2008, and listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange since 2015, the company operates in more than 40 cities worldwide and employs over 15,000 professionals.

Since entering the automotive sector in 2013, ThunderSoft has developed a comprehensive full-stack solution centered on its proprietary AquaDrive OS, a next-generation operating system designed for smart vehicles.

The company's solutions span smart cockpits, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), vehicle OS, and high-performance computing (HPC) platforms—powering over 50 million vehicles globally.