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NXP Completes Acquisition of TTTech Auto to Accelerate the Transformation to Software-Defined Vehicles
June 21, 2025 | NXP SemiconductorEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced the completion of the acquisition of TTTech Auto , a leader in innovating unique safety-critical systems and middleware for software-defined vehicles (SDVs), pursuant to the terms of the previously announced agreement from January 2025.
NXP Completes Acquisition of TTTech Auto to Accelerate the Transformation to Software-Defined Vehicles
The open and modular offering of the NXP CoreRide platform and TTTech Auto’s MotionWise safety middleware helps automakers overcome software and hardware integration barriers, while reducing complexity and development efforts and increasing scalability and cost-efficiency required for next-generation vehicles.
To continue operating within an open industry ecosystem, TTTech Auto’s services will remain with neutral position, supporting various System-on-Chips manufacturers, OEMs and 3rd party software partners. This will advance SDV capabilities while maintaining stringent safety and performance standards and ensuring data protection.
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