From software-defined to AI-defined: rise of agentic AI in vehicles
The ability to identify high-value data and continuously improve AI agents is becoming a key competitive differentiator in a highly regulated automotive industry that needs to ensure that autonomous agents are safe, secure, certifiable, explainable and economically viable.
The automotive industry is moving beyond the software-defined vehicle — toward the AI-defined vehicle (AIDV) — where software is no longer a mere mechanism for updating features but a foundation for autonomous reasoning, adaptation and execution. While generative AI “thinks” by producing insights, text and recommendations, agentic AI “does” by acting autonomously, making decisions and executing tasks. A major conceptual shift is that agentic AI not only enhances the vehicle but changes its role.
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