When c.technology and Bosch took the stage live at IAA TRANSPORTATION 2026, they demonstrated what happens when open innovation moves beyond the pitch deck and directly into commercial production.
Awarded Scaling of the Year at the Open Innovation Award, their collaboration solved one of connected mobility’s greatest hurdles: turning raw vehicle data into scalable, production-ready digital services.
The Challenge: Bridging the Gap in Connected Vehicle Ecosystems
Vehicle manufacturers (OEMs) face a growing dilemma. While modern vehicles generate vast amounts of data, OEMs often lack the agile backend infrastructure, platform tools, and application layers needed to turn that data into recurring digital revenue streams and seamless dealer workflows.
Building these complex software stacks internally can take years and consume massive engineering resources. On the flip side, integrating fragmented third-party solutions often creates security risks and scalability bottlenecks.
A Production-Ready Cloud-to-Cloud Integration
To solve this industry-wide challenge, Bosch and c.technology combined their complementary strengths into a single, standardized architecture:
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Bosch supplies the trusted connected-vehicle infrastructure and hardware integration.
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c.technology provides the complementary backend ecosystem, SaaS platform, dealer tools, and end-user applications.
Together, they delivered a repeatable cloud-to-cloud solution that allows OEMs to launch connected vehicle services without rebuilding their digital stack from scratch.
“The real power of open innovation lies in combining complementary strengths to create something customers can actually use and scale. Together with Bosch, we turned connected-vehicle infrastructure into a complete, production-ready digital ecosystem for OEMs — moving from collaboration to real customer value.”
— Christian Fehr, c.technology
Proven Results & Measurable Impact
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What set this partnership apart for the independent jury was its rapid transition from integration to live operation:
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First Joint OEM Live in Production: The combined solution is actively operating with its first live commercial customer.
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Fast Time-to-Market: A standardized integration model slashes deployment timelines for vehicle manufacturers.
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Turnkey Workflows: Delivered productized OEM services, dealer management tools, fleet operations, and branded end-user apps.
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Scalable Pipeline: Established a repeatable blueprint now actively expanding across additional OEM prospects and vehicle segments.
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Why It Matters
The c.technology and Bosch collaboration proves that open innovation achieves its highest potential when established industry leaders and agile tech companies join forces on equal footing. By pairing enterprise-grade hardware infrastructure with a modular SaaS ecosystem, they created a scalable model that sets a new standard for connected mobility.
Business Impact & Market Expansion
The success of the joint architecture has translated directly into commercial momentum:
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Pipeline Growth: The integrated solution has generated active commercial expansion discussions with major bus manufacturers and international mobility OEMs.
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Repeatable Go-To-Market: Bosch and c.technology have established a joint sales framework, giving OEMs a clear, de-risked path to launch digital vehicle services.
By pairing Bosch’s industrial hardware and vehicle health expertise with c.technology’s agile SaaS environment, the partnership has set a new benchmark for connected vehicle scaling.
About the Partners
About c.technology
c.technology is a mobility technology company providing the cloud-based platform for vehicle manufacturers to connect, manage, and analyze vehicles, customers, dealers, and services in one AI-ready digital ecosystem. Its secure infrastructure and ready-to-deploy applications turn real-time vehicle data into AI-driven workflows, digital services, and recurring revenue. Today, c.technology supports 9 OEM customers, 50,000+ connected vehicles, and 3,500+ dealers across 60+ countries.
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