With changing consumer expectations for Internet-connected products, automakers are now challenged to offer tightly integrated user experiences. To scale these efforts, automakers are migrating from their current fixed-function software development approach to a more agile model that enables efficient development and high reusability. By providing a common tool set for all software development contributors, OpenCar’s white label, standards-based application platform allows automakers and their tier 1 partners to distribute development and manage workflow while maintaining quality and control over the finished product.

Developers and automakers can merge and share applications, HMI themes and development tools, while controlling end-to-end development through program management capabilities that coordinate design, coding, QA, certification, pre-production, production, and maintenance phases.

OpenCar’s offerings now include:

• OpenCar Connect: the next-generation HTML5 application platform and toolset.

• OpenCar SDK: an open development environment including automaker-approved profiles and templates for a wide variety of App categories, including entertainment, music, social, news, traffic, weather, and more. Includes desktop IVI simulators and test frameworks.

• OpenCar Telematics: standardized, secure access to automotive telematics data and systems, organized and simplified for App developers.

• OpenCar InsideTrack: complete, comprehensive API documentations and developer support to simplify both App development and vehicle profile creation for developers and automakers alike. OpenCar , and to publish, promote, and manage Apps with comprehensive support.

• OpenCar App Certification: a comprehensive App certification, approval, and publishing service for developers to quickly meet quality and safety standards, to showcase single Apps to multiple automakers simulated and testable on multiple systems.

• OpenCar App Lifecycle Analytics: to enable automaker enterprise system integration for insight about cars, drivers, diagnostics, performance, application usage and more.

OpenCar is demonstrating the new InsideTrack SDLC management and collaboration capabilities at the the Connected Car Expo, part of the LA Auto Show.