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Nippon Steel Solutions Forms Capital and Business Alliance With iAuto to Collaborate on SDV/AIDV
Nippon Steel Solutions (NSSOL) entered into a capital and business alliance with automotive software developer iAuto, effective July 14, 2026. The companies aim to create businesses in the SDV/AIDV fields by combining AI and data-use technologies with automotive software technologies. NSSOL also established an internal SDV Business Promotion Office on August 1, 2026.
What happened
Nippon Steel Solutions (NSSOL) announced that it entered into a capital and business alliance, effective July 14, 2026, with iAuto, which develops automotive software. The companies aim to create value in the SDV (Software-Defined Vehicle) and AIDV (AI-Defined Vehicle) fields by combining iAuto's automotive software technologies with NSSOL's AI and data-use technologies.
Why it matters
The alliance brings together iAuto, which has a track record of developing automotive software for mass-production vehicles, and Nippon Steel Solutions, which has experience in AI and data use. It clarifies how the companies will divide work on developing functions for SDVs and AIDVs. NSSOL says it will establish an SDV Business Promotion Office on August 1, indicating that the alliance is accompanied by organizational preparations for business development in the field, rather than being a one-off effort.
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Translated from the Japanese original: /news/nittetsu-soryuushonzu-jidousha-sofutouea-kaisha-iauto-to-shi-0baece. The Japanese version is authoritative if they differ.