Sonatus and Hagiwara Collaborate to Deliver Pre-Integrated Solutions for Software-Defined and AI-Defined Vehicles

Sonatus and Hagiwara Collaborate to Deliver Pre-Integrated Solutions for Software-Defined and AI-Defined Vehicles

Leading system designer Hagiwara will distribute Sonatus products in Japan and other regions worldwide spanning diverse markets including passenger, commercial, construction, and agricultural vehicles

Sonatus, a leading supplier of cloud-to-edge AI for smart vehicles and Hagiwara Electronics Co., Ltd. (“Hagiwara”) have agreed to a collaboration for Hagiwara to distribute Sonatus technology into diverse markets for vehicles of all types. In this collaboration, Hagiwara will use their expertise in system integration and distribution to provide Sonatus technologies or pre-integrated solutions to customers in Japan, North America, Europe, India, and China.

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Philip Hughes, Chief Revenue Officer at Sonatus, and Takeshi Soejima, President & CEO of Hagiwara Electronics Co., Ltd., shake hands following the announcement of a collaboration to deliver pre-integrated solutions for software-defined and AI-defined vehicles. Through the collaboration, Hagiwara will distribute Sonatus technologies and solutions across Japan, North America, Europe, India and China.

Philip Hughes, Chief Revenue Officer at Sonatus, commented:
"Since the launch of the Fastlane Vehicle Platform, which brings AI-driven innovation across the entire vehicle lifecycle, from vehicle development and production to after-sales services, Sonatus has seen growing adoption worldwide. Through our collaboration with Hagiwara Electronics, we look forward to leveraging the company's outstanding system integration capabilities and global customer network to deliver our combined technologies to a broader range of customers."

Takeshi Soejima, President & CEO of Hagiwara Electronics Co., Ltd., commented:
"Hagiwara Electronics is delighted to collaborate with Sonatus to accelerate the adoption of advanced vehicle technologies by our customers. By combining our extensive experience in the Japanese market and other regions with Sonatus' proven products, which have already been deployed in more than 9 million vehicles worldwide, we are well positioned to support automakers in their transformation toward AI-enabled vehicles."

The two companies have already publicly demonstrated a pre-integrated version of Sonatus Fastlane™ Collector onto the Hagiwara Hiyoko board, based on the Renesas R-Car-S4 SoC, which offers a perfect solution for OEMs who need to address use cases such as fault detection, diagnostics, and onboard AI analytics. This demonstration is also being shown at the Automotive World exhibition in Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan, from Sep 9-11, 2026.

For more information about the joint solutions, please contact Hagiwara at yshibata@hagiwara.co.jp

About Hagiwara:

Hagiwara Electronics Co., Ltd. provides semiconductors, embedded systems, and software solutions for the automotive and industrial equipment markets. Leveraging extensive expertise in system integration and engineering services, the company supports customers in driving innovation and accelerating their digital transformation initiatives.

Headquartered in Nagoya, Japan, Hagiwara Electronics operates a global network spanning Japan, North America, Europe, China, India, and Southeast Asia. Through this network, the company supports OEMs and technology partners in the development and deployment of next-generation Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs) and AI-enabled vehicles.

For more information, visit Hagiwara Electronics Co., Ltd.

About Sonatus

Sonatus® delivers cloud-to-edge AI for smart vehicles. Its Fastlane™ Platform enables OEMs and suppliers to achieve faster time-to-production, lower lifecycle costs, and continuously improve their vehicles — from engineering and development through production and service. Founded in 2018, Sonatus is backed by investors in the automotive, semiconductor, and venture capital sectors, and its technology is deployed in more than 9 million vehicles globally. Sonatus is headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley (Sunnyvale, Calif.), with regional headquarters in Dublin, and offices in Bangalore, Detroit, Frankfurt, Kraków, Paris, Pune, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei, and Tokyo. For more information, visit www.sonatus.com

Sonatus, Fastlane, and the Sonatus logo are trademarks of Sonatus, Inc. that are registered or pending in the United States and in other countries. © 2026 Sonatus, Inc.

Media Contacts
Monica Roddey
Archetype Public Relations, for Sonatus
E: monica.roddey@archetype.co

Yusuke Shibata
Hagiwara Electronics Co., Ltd. Engineering Solution Division
E: yshibata@hagiwara.co.jp

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