Tata Elxsi, a global leader in design and technology services, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Synopsys, a leader in silicon-to-systems design solutions, to collaborate in delivering advanced automotive virtualisation solutions. The MoU was signed at an event in Bengaluru by senior leaders from both companies.
The collaboration will provide customers with pre-verified, integrated solutions and services that simplify the design and deployment of virtual electronic control units (vECUs)—a cornerstone technology critical for efficient software development and testing in today's software-defined vehicles. This partnership brings together Tata Elxsi's engineering expertise in embedded systems and integration with Synopsys' industry-leading virtualisation solutions, which are used by over 50 global automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers to reduce development complexity and cost, improve software system quality, and de-risk vehicle production timelines.
The two companies are already working together on several programs with global customers to enable vECUs, as well as software bring-up, board support package (BSP) integration, and early-stage software validation. These solutions are being deployed across key vehicle domains, including powertrain, chassis, body control, gateway, and central compute—enabling customers to simulate real-world scenarios, validate software earlier, and reduce reliance on physical prototypes.
Through this collaboration, Synopsys and Tata Elxsi will further explore opportunities to scale and accelerate the deployment of electronics digital twins for multi-ECU and application-specific systems.
"Our partnership with Synopsys reflects a future-forward response to how vehicle development is evolving. As OEMs move away from traditional workflows, there is growing demand for engineering services that are tightly integrated with virtualisation tools. This strategic collaboration enables us to jointly address that shift with focus, flexibility, and domain depth," said Sundar Ganapathi, Chief Technology Officer of Automotive, Tata Elxsi.
"The automotive industry's transformation to software-defined vehicles requires advanced virtualisation capabilities from silicon to systems. Our leadership in enabling automotive electronics digital twins, combined with Tata Elxsi's engineering scale and practical experience operationalising automotive system design, will simplify the adoption of virtual ECUs and thereby accelerate software development and testing to improve quality and time to market," said Marc Serughetti, Vice President, Synopsys Product Management & Markets Group.
