A rendering of the Shanghai International Auto City Software Park. [Photo/WeChat ID: sh-jiading]
The Shanghai International Auto City Software Park, part of the Shanghai Smart Vehicle Software Park, is nearing completion and set to be fully operational by the end of June.
Located in the core research and development area of the Shanghai International Auto City in Jiading district, the park is committed to becoming a global hub for smart vehicle software innovation.
Spanning 170,000 square meters, it is designed to enhance Shanghai's automotive innovation ecosystem by integrating software development with hardware upgrades.
The completed park will primarily support core functions such as smart vehicle software R&D, prototyping, and design. Its layout caters to the full lifecycle needs of enterprises, offering diverse R&D office spaces and specialized trial production and testing facilities.
Among its first tenants is BeTen Software, a German company known for its embedded software tools. "The ecosystem here is incredibly efficient, with upstream and downstream firms co-located, easing collaboration and innovation," said Wu Hui, deputy general manager of BeTen Software.
A key feature of the park is the Unicom Intelligent Computing Center, which will house 400 high-power cabinets, providing robust computational support to resident companies.
The park's recruitment efforts are currently underway, with a focus on three main areas: smart vehicle software, vehicle networking, and intelligent transportation information services. In these fields, the park aims to advance technologies such as autonomous driving algorithms and smart cockpit systems. It seeks to build a globally competitive software industry cluster.
The park also plans to extend automotive technologies into emerging sectors like AI and robotics, fostering cross-industry innovation. By creating an open and collaborative ecosystem, the park aims to position itself as a leader in global smart vehicle software development.