Executive Roundtable at CES2026

Sonatus executives John Heinlein, Jeff Chou, and Phil Hughes recap their successful CES 2026 show, highlighting the company’s expanded presence and innovative demonstrations. The booth featured real customer partnerships, including a reimagined 2026 Nissan LEAF with Nissan Technical Centre Europe, a Bosch collaboration showcasing Sonatus Collector and Updater for feature-on-demand solutions, and a Kenworth Class 8 semi truck demonstrating preventative maintenance and vehicle uptime improvements. The executives emphasized how Sonatus is leading the integration of AI and software-defined vehicles (SDV), with their AI Director platform enabling edge AI deployment across various vehicle types from passenger cars to heavy trucks. They noted increased customer excitement and industry openness to collaborative partnerships between OEMs, tier-one suppliers, and software companies like Sonatus.