Panasonic Automotive Systems Joins SOAFEE Governing Body, Strengthening Global SDV Standardization Leadership

YOKOHAMA, Japan, June 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan; President: Masashi Nagayasu; hereinafter referred to as "PAS") today announced its appointment to the Governing Body of SOAFEE^* (Scalable Open Architecture for Embedded Edge), which serves as the global board dedicated to driving Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) advancement. This recognition reflects the company's contributions to SDV technology evolution, and the company commits to further strengthening its initiatives to drive the advancement and standardization of SDV technology.

Since joining SOAFEE as a Technical Steering Committee (TSC) member in 2022, PAS has demonstrated strong leadership in Open-Source Software (OSS) standardization efforts, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region.

Specifically, PAS has developed VirtIO-based solutions—Unified HMI and Virtual SkipGen—which echo SOAFEE's vision of "hardware-agnostic software". These solutions have significantly contributed to the promotion of OSS solutions that enable decoupled development of software from hardware in automotive systems, including next-generation cockpits. The company's solutions have already been adopted as SOAFEE blueprints, enabling broader utilization and collaboration for the future, and are expected to further accelerate the evolution of automotive software development.

In November 2024, PAS assumed leadership of the newly established SOAFEE APAC Regional Hub, officially launching operations in May 2025. This initiative aims to further invigorate SOAFEE activities for members in the Asia-Pacific region, who represent a significant portion of SOAFEE's global membership.

In recognition of its leadership in driving the automotive industry's SDV transformation, PAS has become the ninth Governing Body member among SOAFEE's current membership of over 150 companies.

Masashige Mizuyama, Executive Vice President and CTO of Panasonic Automotive Systems, commented, "We fully share the vision that SOAFEE is aiming to develop a seamless cloud-native environment to enable fast and continuous deliveries to automotive products and believe that device virtualization will play a significant role in achieving it. By acting as a Governing Body Member and leading the activities in SOAFEE APAC Regional Hub, we are looking forward to collaboratively contributing to the evolution of the automotive industry and to actualizing a true Software Defined Vehicle."

PAS will contribute to the evolution and sustainable growth of the entire industry by promoting collaboration with other standardization organizations, supporting the global growth of SOAFEE activities, and addressing various opportunities and challenges in SDV and cloud-native development.

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*1: SOAFEE (Scalable Open Architecture For the Embedded Edge) is an initiative bringing the automotive and software industries together to make the AI-enabled software-defined vehicle a reality: www.soafee.io

About Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd., (PAS) was launched on April 1, 2022 as an operating company responsible for the automotive systems business in line with the start of the Panasonic Group's operating company system, and on December 2, 2024 the company moved to a management structure in which 80% of its shares are held by the funds managed by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, Inc. and 20% by Panasonic Holdings Corporation.
Headquartered in Japan, PAS is a global company with subsidiaries in eight other countries and, as a Tier 1 company, it provides advanced proprietary technologies such as infotainment systems to automakers in Japan and overseas, helping to create comfortable, safe, and secure automobiles. PAS is committed to meeting the expectations of its customers around the world with technologies that stand by people in pursuit of its corporate vision of becoming the "Joy in Motion" design company. To learn more about our company, please visit https://automotive.panasonic.com/en

SOURCE Panasonic Corporation of North America