Ecarx Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ECX) saw its stock increase by 7.7% following the release of a detailed white paper explaining its streamlined integration of Google Automotive Services (GAS) into vehicle infotainment systems.
The mobility technology company revealed it has drastically shortened the GAS certification timeline, reducing the standard 12-18 months down to just 10 months for the Volvo EX30, and further trimming the process to eight months for the Polestar 4 electric SUV coupe.
The white paper, titled “Rapid Integration of Google Automotive Services: How ECARX Halved Integration Time for World-Leading GAS on AAOS IVI,” highlights the company’s proactive, test-driven strategy to embed Google features such as Maps, Assistant, and Play Store within Android Automotive OS platforms.
ECARX explained how it incorporated a large portion of Google’s test suite into its continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, enabling quick detection of any potential problems. Additionally, the company established a dedicated “test farm” capable of running over 1.6 million automated test cases and delivering results within hours.
“We’re excited to share some of the details of our experience of delivering secure and stable Android Automotive OS IVI, with GAS integration,” said Peter Cirino, Chief Operating Officer of ECARX. “While ECARX has developed technologies and approaches tailored to our approach, our white paper has insights worth considering by any automaker considering how to deliver compliant GAS services rapidly to their customers.”
These integration efforts were implemented across both Qualcomm’s industry-standard Snapdragon SoCs and ECARX’s proprietary Antora 1000 platform for in-car infotainment.