The car has become software, and India writes much of it. HARMAN works from Bengaluru and Pune, and Uber, Solera, Tekion, Visteon, Aptiv, Lytx and Wabtec build their products here, with Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune behind Bengaluru. Bengaluru start-ups build electric vehicles, batteries and fleet AI of their own, like Ather Energy, Exponent Energy, Netradyne and Zeno, and India's own apps move people through its cities, like Ola, Rapido and Yulu.
For an engineer, the dashboard runs on embedded software and Android. Embedded firmware and mobile engineers are far more common here than at a typical product company, and the dealer's systems bring a large group of .NET engineers. The door for juniors is narrow, with railway technology the most open corner.
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The Market Segments run from inside the car, to the fleet and the showroom, to getting around without a car, and then to the parts, the charger, the railway, the toll and India's own electric two-wheelers.
The screens, sound and voices of a car's dashboard come from companies like HARMAN, Visteon, Cerence AI and Xperi.
Cars that brake, steer or drive on their own run on software from companies like Waymo, Applied Intuition and Aeva.
The app, the data and the over-the-air update that connect a car to its maker come from WirelessCar and Sibros.
Tracking and video safety for buses, vans and trucks come from companies like Motive, Lytx, Netradyne, Azuga and Intangles Lab.
The showroom's systems and the used-car auction come from companies like Solera, Tekion, CDK Global, Copart and CarTrade Tech.
Cabs, bike taxis, shared scooters and parking are booked through companies like Uber, Ola, Rapido, Yulu and Metropolis Technologies.
The parts carmakers buy, and the batteries of electric vehicles, come from companies like Aptiv, Magna International, Valeo, BorgWarner and Exponent Energy.
Public charging and battery swapping come from companies like ChargePoint, Shell Recharge Solutions and Yuma Energy.
Locomotives, signalling and train control come from Wabtec and Alstom.
Metro fares, bus tickets and highway tolls run on systems from companies like Cubic Transportation Systems, Chalo and ViaPlus.
India's electric scooters and motorcycles come from Ather Energy, Ultraviolette Automotive, Simple Energy and Zeno.
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