At the 23rd International VDI Congress ELIV Europe, the world’s largest event for automotive electronics, software, and applications, experts from across the industry gathered to explore the technologies shaping the future of automotive.
Representing the Navigation Data Standard (NDS) Association, Fabian Klebert delivered a presentation on “Accelerating SDV Development: Leveraging AI, Open Source, and Agile Standardization” during the Automotive Trend Session (ATS): Open Source.
Fabian’s talk outlined how AI and open-source ecosystems can significantly speed up software-defined vehicle (SDV) development by bridging proprietary architectures with open standards. Drawing on practical experience from collaboration within the NDS community, he shared insights into:
The session highlighted practical AI-driven tools developed within the NDS ecosystem, such as NDS.Live Chat, an AI-powered assistant directly connected to the NDS Developer Portal. It provides developers with contextual answers, specification references, and best-practice examples. Fabian also introduced the next stage in AI-enabled technologies from NDS, a machine interface that allows AI agents to interact directly with NDS standards and execute queries programmatically. It represents the next frontier in standardization: using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) as a unified framework for AI systems to access specifications, retrieve data, and perform actions automatically. By combining MCP servers with custom RAG systems, specialized AI agents, and API-accessible information, NDS is paving the way toward truly AI-driven development and intelligent interoperability.
Fabian concluded by sharing a four-step roadmap toward AI-ready standardization:
ELIV once again proved to be a cornerstone event driving innovation in automotive software and electronics. The NDS Association continues contributing to this progress through industry standards, advanced tools, and a collaborative community shaping the SDV era.
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