Post by Valeo Germany

At VDI DRITEV 2026 in Baden-Baden, Derek de Bono, Valeo Group Vice President Software Defined Vehicle & Product Marketing, took the stage to share his insights on the future of Software Defined Vehicles. In his presentation, "Software Defined Vehicle (SDV), future challenges and opportunities for vehicle powertrain systems," he explored the challenges and opportunities of Software Defined Architecture, the current state of the market and how the next generation of SDV architectures is evolving to meet future needs and expectations. The presentation highlighted how software, connectivity, artificial intelligence and over-the-air updates are reshaping vehicle architectures and enabling new levels of flexibility, performance and customer-centric innovation. As vehicles become increasingly software defined, intelligent architectures will play a key role in unlocking new capabilities throughout the vehicle lifecycle.