Aqtor Reality Co., Ltd. and Carota Corp., are pleased to announce the formal signing of a strategic partnership agreement for the Japanese market on April 1, 2024. This collaboration aims to integrate the resources and technical strengths of both companies to deliver innovative, efficient, and high-value-added solutions to Japanese customers, supporting the nation's digital transformation (DX) journey.

The 2024 Automotive Software Upgrade Compliance Testing Technology Conference organized by China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., Ltd. （CATARC）has come to a successful conclusion.   Carota was invited to attend the conference. The company’s co-founder, Chief Technology Officer, and General Manager for China, Jacky Zhang, delivered a speech themed " Automotive Software Upgrade Compliance Development Program."  

Carota built a customized intelligent OTA solution platform for the best-selling SUV Wuling Starlight S, including upgrading the vehicle's intelligent cockpit, body, power, and driving domains.

On October 24, 2024, the 6th Gasgoo Awards ceremony was successfully held in Shanghai. With its strong research and development capabilities and strategic market positioning, Carota provides safe, reliable, and efficient solutions and services that meet international standards for automakers, earning the 2024 Best Overseas Expansion Practice Award. 

On October 17, 2024, the "Driving to the Future: Booking the Next 15th Five-Year Plan, Galloping into the Future" in-vehicle chip technology roadshow, organized by WPG Holdings and hosted by Gasgoo, successfully concluded at Wuhan Optical Valley. Carota was invited to attend the conference, delivering a speech themed "Building a Connected Vehicle Software Subscription Service System." 

Carota had an exciting and productive experience at the Japan Mobility Show 2024, where we showcased our latest solutions and innovations in connected mobility and Fleet Management, alongside key industry leaders. This prestigious event, which brings together pioneers in mobility technology, provided the perfect platform for Carota to demonstrate how we are transforming the automotive industry with advanced Over-the-Air (OTA) updates, connected software solutions, and cutting-edge fleet management technology.

What an amazing week it has been at IAA Transportation 2024! The atmosphere was electric as we showcased our latest innovations, drawing in industry leaders alike. Here are the standout moments from our time at the event.

OTA Drive Development Empowers a New Dimension of Intelligent Mobility for Commercial Vehicles. As a leader in the software industry, Carota participated in the conference, engaging in discussions with these key clients. Carota presented its OTA upgrade and remote diagnostics solutions, showcasing successful case studies.

Carota participated in the 2024 Volvo Cars Advanced Tech Conference, introducing Carota's OTA upgrade and remote diagnosis solutions, which can provide complete and flexible OTA solutions from the cloud car in one stop.

Carota has established a strategic partnership with KAIYI AUTO to offer services for its brand models such as KAIYI KUNLUN, KAIYI KUNLUN IHD. We build a customized vehicle-level smart OTA (Over-The-Air) solution platform, using Carota’s leading OTA technology to provide strong security for KAIYI vehicles. 

SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) has maintained its position as the top-selling domestic automotive enterprise for 14 consecutive years with total sales surpassing 29 million units; it stands as China's leading automotive enterprise by user base. Carota has established a strategic partnership with SGMW to offer services for its Wuling brand models, building a customized intelligent OTA solution platform.

Carota's advanced technology enables smart driving

New experience of intelligent driving

The wave of intelligence is sweeping the global automotive industry, with software-defined models gradually replacing traditional hardware-dominated modes. Carota is extending its market to Japan to expand its business footprint. By leveraging its advantages in automotive intelligence software, Carota aims to meet the transformation needs of Japanese car manufacturers and the logistics industry, becoming an important partner in Japan's automotive and logistics sectors.

Carota attended the third China Vehicular Network Security Conference in 2024

Carota has developed a tailored intelligent OTA solution platform for the Cheng Long H5 and Cheng Long H7 heavy-duty trucks manufactured by Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor.  This platform offers IVT,TBOX, MMI, IC, GW upgrade processes via OTA to address software issues through remote updates and timely troubleshooting.  This approach reduces vehicle maintenance costs while enhancing transportation task performance quality;  it also supports drivers with digital freight.

The WPG Automotive Technology Summit (Chongqing) has successfully concluded. Automobiles are being endowed with more and more capabilities, such as computing power, interaction abilities, and increasingly rich functions, with more centralized control. Carota was also invited to participate, and CTO Jacky Zhang delivered a speech titled "Empowering Automotive Diagnostic Systems with Large Models for Intelligent Upgrades," establishing the software-enabled smart driving ecosystem.

Carota has successfully partnered with Neta Auto. As a long-term ecological partner in its intelligent driving field, Carota provides full-vehicle OTA solutions for Neta's U-II/Pro, Neta V & Neta AYA, Neta U, Neta V, and Neta X series. Carota's advanced OTA technology offers robust security for automakers in product development and vehicle software updates.

Scientific and technological innovation

In response to the global trend of electric vehicles, Carota aims to streamline business processes and enhance production efficiency through the implementation of the Oracle NetSuite ERP. This is to meet market demands and exceed customer expectations. Leveraging the expertise and experience of NTT DATA Taiwan in ERP solutions, Carota seamlessly integrated NetSuite ERP into its operational processes. Through active participation and effective communication between both teams, the seeds of digital transformation have been deeply rooted in the hearts of employees during the implementation process, making data-driven decision-making part of Carota 's DNA.

Carota’s intelligent differential technology brings a new upgrade experience.

As global extreme weather events become increasingly severe, how can the smart mobility industry lead change in the face of the warming crisis, hoping to give the earth and future generations a better future? Carota's OTA (Over-the-Air) upgrade solution contributes to promoting environmental sustainability and making a difference.

CAEV EXPO, a gathering of leaders in the automotive industry, will be held in India, 3/14-15, 2024. Carota as a global leader in Over-the-Air (OTA) technology and fleet management solutions, will collaborate with mobile communication solutions provider TAISYS to jointly showcase innovative OTA and fleet management solutions for automotive manufacturers and fleet operators.

Carota has established a partnership with XUN to provide them with differential upgrade tools for smart wearable devices. 

Carota, a global supplier of automotive Over-The-Air (OTA) upgrades and remote diagnostic solutions, announced a strategic alliance with F.LAB, a software development company specializing in smart cockpit technology. This alliance will seamlessly integrate F.LAB's services into Carota's product portfolio, further enhancing Carota's competitive advantage in the automotive technology sector.

Carota and a Major Taiwanese Electronics Manufacturer Collaborate on "Integrated OTA Solution for Vehicles"

Understand how Carota, through professional services and extensive experience, helps customers complete over 90% of vehicle repairs in just about 3 to 4 days, assisting customers in successfully overcoming this recall crisis.

Carota Enters Carmax's SDV Roadmap. Leading OTA brand Carota has been collaborating with Carmax since 2019, and in 2023, it entered the SDV landscape outlined by Carmax. The rise of SDV is driven by three major trends in the automotive industry: electrification, automation, and connectivity. These trends meet the demands of modern driving, fostering closer relationships between OEMs and customers.

Carota cooperates with Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor (Dongfeng) to provide OTA solutions and OTA operation and maintenance services for Dongfeng’s commercial vehicles.

Carota and Brocere Electronics Strengthen Partnership on Fleet Management Solution

Trustonic forms new partnership with Carota to provide OEMs with ‘next-generation’ security solution

Carota and Huawei have reached a partnership to provide differential upgrade tools for their smart wearable devices.

Carota joins hands with NTT DATA, enhancing electric vehicle international market competitiveness with Oracle NetSuite

OTA and remote diagnosis service provider Carota announced today (11th) the completion of Series C financing of US$8 million. The new round of financing will be used to accelerate the development of vehicle remote diagnosis, SaaS, and AI intelligent computing technology, improve OTA automated testing platforms and equipment portability, deepen the European, US and Southeast Asia market engagement, and expand operations in Japan to serve more international customers.

CAROTA and DONGFENG LIUZHOU MOTOR CO., LTD have recently reached a strategic cooperation to provide OTA solutions、operation and maintenance services for DONGFENG passenger vehicles.

Carota has officially joined NXP® Semiconductors' partner program as a registered partner.

CAROTA will provide HONOR with differential upgrade tools for watches and wristbands. 

On August 16, the "2023 Third Low-speed Unmanned Driving Scene Ecology Co-construction and Expansion Conference" organized by LSAD was successfully held in Shenzhen. Carota brought the latest product developed by the team - CT1502 Enhanced Telematics Control Unit (ETCU), which was attracted a lot of attention from the guests at this year's conference.

Carota and China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., Ltd. reached an important technical cooperation, We will be based on OTA test equipment to deepen cooperation on related infrastructure projects, and jointly promote the development of IOV.

The Director of the Israel Economic and Trade Office in Taipei Aviv Doron visits the Carota Taipei office to exchange ideas about the future of the electric vehicle (EV) industry with our CEO, Paul WU. Sharing Carota's experience and insights in automotive innovation.

The Jetour Electronic and Electrical Architecture and Autonomous Driving Conference 2023 was successfully held in Wuhu, Anhui Province. This forum focused on automotive communication solutions, autonomous driving awareness solutions, ADAS verification and testing solutions and other cutting-edge areas of the automotive industry. Many industry experts were invited to discuss the future development of the automotive industry.

Showcasing Cutting-Edge Cloud Solutions for Connected Vehicles and Fleets: Carota's Collaborative Ecosystem Shines at 2035 E-Mobility Taiwan.

The 4th Software-Defined Vehicle Forum and AUTOSAR China Day, hosted by Gasgoo, concluded successfully on March 16, 2023. Spanning three days, the forum took place from March 14-15, centering on key industry topics like in-car communication solutions, SOA architecture, automotive cloud computing, smart driving middleware, and high-performance computing software platforms.

Smart interconnectivity has become an irreversible trend with the onset of the Internet of Everything era. Everyday items, including smart TVs, smart washing machines, etc., are increasingly being connected to the internet and can be controlled via mobile phones.

On March 9th 2023, Carota and Drimaes have signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The agreement aims to introduce OTA functionality into smart control solutions for vehicles, enhance existing software and hardware ecosystem, and provide feature solutions such as Fleet Management System (FMS), Over-the-Air (OTA) updates, OTA update testing, vehicle security, and remote management.

Recap of the Successful China Automobile and Parts Outboard Summit Forum 2023

With the increasing popularity of electric and smart vehicles, the introduction of advanced self-driving functions, and the use of car networking and OTA updates, hackers have more opportunities to attack automotive systems. A successful hack can result in the compromise of personal information and even control over the vehicle, putting the safety of drivers and passengers at risk.

According to the CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, "Tesla is not just a hardware company, but also a software company." This sentiment was echoed by Foxconn founder Terry Gou who stated, "The future electric car is an iPhone with four wheels." These statements reflect the belief that cars will become more like smartphones, where performance can be enhanced through system upgrades, transforming them into "software-defined vehicles."

On January 12th, the Carota team was invited to a ceremony where TÜV Rheinland presented them with the IEC 60335 Annex U certificate of conformity. During the event, the team had productive discussions with TÜV Rheinland executives, and both parties pledged to collaborate in good faith in the coming year.

The CES Las Vegas exhibition, a showcase for groundbreaking technologies and global innovators, marks the start of the new year. At this event, Carota and Qualcomm work together to showcase the technical capabilities and strength of Carota in OTA upgrades and fleet management.

The Internet connects the world and the future. Carota helps you navigate the Internet of Things and Internet of Vehicles.

The GaoGong Intelligent Vehicle Annual Conference and Golden Globe Award Ceremony took place in Shanghai from November 30 to December 2, 2022. Carota, a global provider of OTA and remote diagnostic technology solutions, was awarded the "High-tech Intelligent Vehicle Golden Globe Award TOP 100 Annual Intelligent Network Innovation" award at the event.

TAIPEI, Feb. 15, 2022  -- Carota, a global one-stop Over-The-Air (OTA) upgrade and remote diagnostic full solution provider, today reveals its new services for the mobility industry and car OEMs.

RAMLA, Israel, SHANGHAI and TAIPEI, Taiwan, Nov. 16, 2021 -- GuardKnox, an automotive technology company building high-performance, secure-by-design products for the next generation of mobility

Tripartite press release: MediaTek, Murata and Carota have announced today June 30th, 2021, the release of an OTA enabled NB-IoT solution. Carota’s one-stop FOTA (Firmware over-the-air) solution facilitates the update of the firmware’s versions and quickly fixes any potential security vulnerabilities for the released chips. Carota’s differential algorithms empowers the performing MT2625 chipset to successfully enter the Japanese, European and North American markets and is certificated by major mobile operators in their respective countries.

When it comes to OTA for automotive, a common perception is the addition of new features to the vehicle, in the same way as Tesla does. However, the range of possibilities is actually much wider. OTA is one of the main features for smart vehicles, and it can timely deliver a new driving experience and be used to diagnose and repair the vehicle’s faults, to ensure the vehicle’s safety through its life cycle.

The Firmware-Over-The-Air technology (FOTA) allows the download and update of firmware for specific in-vehicle electronic control unit (ECU). As the number of ECUs connected to T-BOX and IVI keep increasing, the contactless access to the vehicle components for its diagnostics and operating data can help automakers reduce their recall costs.

The release of the 5G network is going to open a new era of businesses for the Internet of Things and Taiwan Mobile aims to embrace the explosive growth of the IoT devices. Today, the company has announced an alliance with Carota to co-jointly launch the OTA (Over-The-Air) service management platform. The enterprise users can now fully take advantage of the various cloud applications, and seamlessly update their connected devices in a safe environment.