Coontec said on the 29th that it took aim at the Japanese market by showcasing virtualization solutions for developing software-defined vehicles (SDV) at Automotive World Tokyo 2026, held at Tokyo Big Sight.
Coontec participated in this exhibition for the second straight year from the 21st to the 23rd, centering its booth on its in-house Level 4 full virtualization-based ECU development and verification solution FastVlabs. Automotive World Tokyo is a global exhibition covering automotive electronics and software technologies such as electric vehicles (EV), Autonomous Driving, connected cars, and SDV, and this year about 1,850 corporations and more than 90,000 industry officials took part.
FastVlabs is an ECU development and verification solution that virtually reproduces the identical runtime environment without changing the hardware and software mounted in an actual vehicle. It enables continuous testing from the early development stage through system integration verification, making it suitable for building repetitive verification and automated test environments required during the SDV transition.
At this exhibition, Coontec went beyond a simple technology introduction to explain the solution around real-world application cases in development environments and development scenarios based on virtual verification. As software-defined vehicle development expands, there was on-site interest in virtualization-based verification methods that can reduce hardware dependence and cut development expense and verification timelines, the company noted.
During the exhibition, Coontec held discussions with Japanese automakers (OEM) and Tier-1 suppliers on promoting proof-of-concept (PoC) projects and phased adoption plans. The company said talks that focused mainly on technical reviews last year became more concrete this year, including actual rollout schedules and verification scope.
Bang Hyeok-jun, CEO of Coontec, said, "This exhibition was an opportunity to share how a virtualization-based SDV development environment can be used in the field," adding, "We will expand real-world verification centered on the Japanese market and strengthen our technological competitiveness in line with global SDV development environments."