In connected car news are Silicon Box, Imec, Ford, AECC, Toshiba, Stellantis, Microsoft and EverDriven. In this Article Silicon Box Joins Imec Automotive Chiplet Program To Advance SDV Architectures Silicon Box has formally integrated into imec’s Automotive Chiplet Program (ACP) to accelerate the adoption of chiplet technology for software-defined vehicles (SDVs). The collaboration focuses on addressing compute bottlenecks and escalating R&D costs by leveraging Silicon Box’s proprietary panel-level packaging and interconnection IP. Key technical objectives include defining interoperability protocols for system architectures and validating high-density interconnections to meet stringent automotive thermal and reliability standards. The company recently achieved an IATF 16949 Letter of Conformance, signaling its readiness for automotive-grade semiconductor manufacturing. Silicon Box reported a 436% annualized revenue increase from automotive clients in Q1 2026, driven by demand for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and high-performance computing (HPC) SoCs. To support the European Union’s semiconductor sovereignty goals, Silicon Box is progressing with a new facility in Novara, Italy, intended to replicate its Singapore foundry capacity and establish a native end-to-end testing ecosystem by 2028. Ford Unifies Product Creation And Industrialization To Scale SDV Platforms Ford Motor Company has established a consolidated Product Creation and Industrialization organization to streamline the rollout of software-defined vehicles (SDVs) and digital services. Led by COO Kumar Galhotra, the new structure integrates Ford’s Electric Vehicle, Digital, and Design teams with its global industrial system to achieve an 8% adjusted EBIT margin target by 2029. The reorganization follows the announced departure of Doug Field, chief EV, digital, and design officer, and the retirement of Kieran Cahill, vice president of manufacturing for Europe and IMG. The technical pivot centers on the Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) platform, a “skunkworks” project led by Alan Clarke that utilizes unicastings and a fully zonal electrical architecture with in-house software controls. Ford aims