India is emerging as an IT and outsourcing business hub. This success is attributed mainly to the highly skilled and trained professionals. Indians have mastered the wisdom of IT sector including the hardware, software and other associated knowledge. The global industry is currently relied completely on the Indian sector to outsource their software requirements.

With increasing advancements in the software sector, the IT industry is greatly influencing the other industrial sectors including the Indian car industry. Indian software industry has become the backbone of auto industry. Indian software companies have also become a major source for the world’s auto players’ who are keen to make their car better and safer.

Role of Software in Car Industry

Indian software plays a major role in two main areas of car industry – car designing and car safety.

Car designing is the initial and most important stage of car production. Earlier car manufacturers used to make the entire design plan on paper and every work done was manual. Today, automotive designs have become computerized. Car designing is now a blend of hardware, software and micro-mechanical components. The designing is now done with a high level of specifications of each car part. The hardware and software parts are refined with the use of high-end tools and techniques.

After car designing, cars undergo various levels of productions where again software plays a meaningful role. The installation of car safety features also requires the aid of software. Security in the automotive domain describes various applications like accident alerts, stability control, car alarms, immobilizers, tachographs, and software updates that are controlled by the embedded software system.

Apart from revitalizing the designing and safety standards of cars, digital music players and DVDs also need software for operation. Car manufacturers across the world are also using software for the functioning of Bluetooth, IPods, UPS and other similar accessories.

Indian Cars Using Advanced Software

The designing aspect of software is used by all the Indian car manufacturers. Indian car designers use online tools and software to design the cars. Some of the car manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, and Rolls Royce have software installed for safety measures in some of their Indian cars.

Most of the cars from Hyundai Motors, Honda Seil India, Maruti Suzuki and Tata Motors have fitted airbags in almost all of their new car models. The latest innovation in safety feature is the airbag. This is controlled by the embedded software system in the car. Airbag helps to protect the life of occupants as well as the driver during car accidents.