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Automotive Software Development & Security Solutions

Mark Fitzgerald, Director, with Chris Rommel

February 2026

As AI- and software-defined vehicle architectures grow more advanced, automotive organizations are rethinking how systems are designed, validated, deployed, and secured at scale. Software complexity, centralized compute platforms, and continuous over-the-air updates are increasing both engineering demands and cybersecurity exposure, elevating the strategic importance of modern development toolchains and secure lifecycle management.

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global market for automotive software development and security solutions, spanning operating systems, virtualization, MBSE, DevSecOps, validation and verification, and automotive cybersecurity technologies. It also includes insights into the broader ecosystem, covering leading vendors such as Ansys, ETAS, HARMAN, MathWorks, QNX, Red Hat, Siemens, Synopsys, Vector, Wind River, and others, along with competitive benchmarking across key solution segments.

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About Mitch

Mitch Solomon

President

Mitch has spent years supporting senior leaders of operational and industrial technology companies as well as private equity investors that participate in the space.  He is an active member of the Technology and Innovation Council at Graham Partners, a leading industrial technology focused private equity firm, and serves on the advisory boards of OptConnect (a top IoT connectivity provider) and DecisionPoint (a rapidly growing operational technology systems integrator).  Mitch has worked closely with a wide range of industrial technology clients on a diverse array of growth opportunities and challenges including applications of AI, c-suite recruiting, strategic planning, new market identification and entry, product strategy, competitive positioning, revenue retention, value proposition identification and messaging, sales strategy and execution, and board presentations. Mitch holds a BA from Northwestern University and an MBA from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.