Synopsys Highlights AI-Driven Software-Defined Automotive Solutions and Partnerships at CES 2026

Synopsys, presented AI-driven and software-defined engineering solutions for the automotive sector at CES 2026, held in Las Vegas. The company focused on virtualizing silicon and software development to address challenges in accelerating innovation, reducing cost, and managing complexity amid trends in electrification, autonomy, and sustainability.

Synopsys reported that its solutions enable virtualization of vehicle electronics for design, integration, testing, and validation, which can reduce costs by 20–60% and shorten time-to-market. The company stated that more than 90% of the top 100 automotive suppliers use its tools to boost engineering productivity, predict system performance, and support safer, more sustainable mobility.

Ravi Subramanian, Chief Product Management Officer at Synopsys, noted that the rise of software-defined mobility and AI in vehicles requires a shift in automotive engineering. He said Synopsys virtualizes design, integration, and prototyping to help customers accelerate development, reduce costs and time to start of production (SOP), and deliver next-generation performance and safety.

Synopsys highlighted collaborations with partners including Arbe Robotics, Audi, and Samsung.

Dr. Noam Arkind, CTO at Arbe Robotics, stated that Synopsys' engineering IP and simulation tools allow validation of complex architectures, ...