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CES 2026 marked a decisive inflection point for the global automotive industry. The narrative moved beyond “software-defined vehicles” (SDVs) toward AI-defined vehicles, where competitive advantage is determined by the ability to deploy, validate, monitor, update, and monetize AI safely at scale across the full vehicle lifecycle. The show evolved from Generative AI in earlier years to Physical AI, with NVIDIA’s announcement of Alpamayo 1 stealing the spotlight.

Michelin demonstrated predictive tyre health technology using a 1970 Ford Bronco retrofitted with Sonatus technology. Michelin and Sonatus will showcase predictive tyre health technology at CES 2026. The demonstration will highlight Michelin’s SmartLoad and SmartWear models deployed through Sonatus AI Director to deliver real-time, in-vehicle tyre insights.

Michelin and Sonatus will showcase predictive tire health technology at CES 2026. The demonstration will highlight Michelin’s SmartLoad and SmartWear models deployed through Sonatus AI Director to deliver real-time, in-vehicle tire insights.

Later this week, one of the coolest things about living in the Motor City area takes place: it’s the Detroit Auto Show, a celebration of the industry that helped put the city on the map in the 20th century. While Detroit has gone through its ups and downs since the French established it way back in 1701, it is the car that has made Detroit famous.

Sonatus and Michelin will jointly demonstrate predictive tire health and maintenance at CES 2026, showcasing how Michelin’s SmartLoad and SmartWear models run in-vehicle via Sonatus AI Director to deliver real-time tire performance insights based on actual driving dynamics rather than pressure or mileage alone. The collaboration highlights how software-based “virtual tires” can improve safety, extend tire life, reduce fleet operating costs, and lower BOM by replacing physical sensors, while enabling scalable, secure edge AI deployment across OEM platforms.

Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE) is partnering with US-based software company Sonatus to apply AI tools for vehicle development, targeting shorter fault-finding cycles and more data-driven validation. The collaboration links a bespoke data collection setup at NTCE in Cranfield, UK, with Sonatus’ Collector AI and AI Technician to analyse real-time and historical vehicle data.

Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE) and US-based vehicle software innovator Sonatus have announced a development partnership to accelerate the vehicle development process.

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026 in Las Vegas, Sonatus will introduce a range of new products and solutions that demonstrate the transformative impact of AI on software-defined vehicle capabilities.

Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE) has partnered with US-based software firm Sonatus to integrate artificial intelligence tools into its vehicle development testing programme, with the technology set to be adopted for future models including the Juke and Leaf.

Over the next three years, 92 percent of companies plan on increasing their AI investments, but only one percent of leaders describe their company’s deployment of the technology as "mature." What are the implications of this?

The in-vehicle edge AI rally is on. The pace of innovation in software-defined vehicles (SDV) is accelerating as localized AI systems become smarter, faster and more integrated.

The next wave of automotive innovation is being shaped not by raw processing power and new algorithms, but by how intelligently data is orchestrated across the vehicle.