The automotive industry is undergoing a profound transformation as vehicles evolve from software-defined platforms into AI-defined vehicles. This shift demands not only faster innovation but also unwavering adherence to stringent safety and compliance standards. As the complexity of in-vehicle software increases — driven by advanced AI workloads, real-time decision-making, and autonomous capabilities — automakers and their partners need solutions that scale without sacrificing quality or compliance.
In order to enable greater scalability for the automotive industry in the AI-defined vehicle era, Arm has announced Arm® Zena™ Compute Subsystems (CSS), a pre-integrated and validated compute platform optimized for performance, power and area and designed to accelerate development for the AI-defined vehicle.
Partnering with GitHub, InfoMagnus brings a unique value proposition to the ecosystem: helping automotive software teams shift left with confidence. InfoMagnus delivers a comprehensive suite of DevOps transformation services, CI/CD blueprints, and continuous compliance automation — all tuned for the regulatory and performance realities of embedded development.
With deep expertise in GitHub platform capabilities and practical implementation experience in regulated industries, InfoMagnus is redefining what it means to deliver safe, compliant software—at speed. Our integrated toolchains and workflows make it possible for automotive teams to ship faster, fix sooner, validate continuously, and prove compliance with every release.
Arm Zena CSS: A Platform for Scalable AI and Continuous Compliance
InfoMagnus plays a key role in enabling Arm Zena CSS by delivering integrated CI/CD pipelines, continuous compliance automation, and virtualization workflows that automotive developers can adopt from day one. Our work is aligned with Arm’s vision of accelerating development for AI-defined vehicles while maintaining the highest levels of safety and software assurance.
Arm Zena CSS is a high-performance, pre-integrated compute platform purpose-built to meet the evolving needs of AI-defined vehicle architectures. Learn more in Arm’s official launch blog. With robust support for virtual prototyping and post-deployment software evolution, it provides a strong foundation for InfoMagnus to layer in developer-ready, regulation-aligned software delivery practices.
"As vehicles become more AI-defined, speeding up development and deployment is crucial to innovation,” said Suraj Gajendra, vice president of automotive products and software solutions, Automotive Line of Business, Arm.
“Through collaboration with partners like InfoMagnus and GitHub, Arm Zena CSS enables automotive teams to begin software development earlier, unlocking new levels of scalability and speed with the confidence that systems will meet the most stringent safety and security standards.”
Continuous Compliance: A Strategic Advantage
Traditional compliance practices in automotive software development are manual, resource-intensive, and error-prone. Furthermore, current CI/CD practices often struggle with fragmented tooling, inconsistent automation, and lack of integrated compliance checks, leading to frequent delays and increased risk of compliance failures.
Automating these processes not only improves accuracy but significantly accelerates development timelines. Continuous compliance ensures that automotive software maintains strict adherence to regulatory requirements at every stage of the development lifecycle, minimizing risk and ensuring robust safety outcomes.
A Modern Framework for Software Trust and Safety
Recognized as GitHub's North America Channel Partner of the Year 2024, InfoMagnus offers deep expertise in DevOps transformation, software security, and compliance automation. By integrating the powerful capabilities of GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS), GitHub Actions, and GitHub Copilot, InfoMagnus delivers sophisticated, automated solutions that embed compliance into the daily workflow of automotive developers.
InfoMagnus and GitHub have actively engaged in public forums and thought leadership initiatives that underscore their shared commitment to regulated software excellence. These include joint contributions to Arm's developer ecosystem, speaking engagements at open-source summits, and community highlights on professional networks.
InfoMagnus has been with us every step of the way on the journey to bring cloud native workflows to embedded developers in automotive and IoT. Thank you for the partnership.
– Clay Nelson, Worldwide Industry Business Lead at GitHub
InfoMagnus has developed a robust reference architecture tailored specifically for Arm Zena CSS, emphasizing continuous compliance at every stage — a reflection of our hands-on role in enabling key components of the CSS platform and accelerating its real-world adoption across the ecosystem.
This architecture was introduced earlier in the blog because it forms the technical backbone of our contribution to Zena CSS. It integrates advanced components and services for compliance automation, integrated CI/CD, and early-stage virtual validation, all tuned for AI-defined vehicle development.
Key Components of Our Compliance-Focused Blueprint
- Compliance Automation: Fully automated creation and management of Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), integration with ELISA Linux Foundation safety profiles, and advanced traceability ensure consistent regulatory adherence.
- Seamless CI/CD Integration: Utilizing GitHub Actions with Arm64-based GitHub hosted runners, InfoMagnus provides scalable pipelines optimized for Arm architectures. This approach automates compliance checks, software validation, testing, and deployment processes, significantly reducing human error and accelerating development cycles.
- Early-stage Virtual Validation: Early validation through virtualized testing environments, further supported by Arm64-based GitHub hosted runners, dramatically reduces the compliance verification timeline and allows developers to meet safety standards before hardware availability.
Collaboration for Industry-wide Impact
The collaborative effort among InfoMagnus, GitHub, and Arm is focused on driving industry-wide innovation through transparent and effective compliance solutions. Active participation in industry initiatives such as Linux Foundation/ELISA and SOAFEE underpins this collective mission, ensuring alignment with best practices and open standards.
What’s Next for Automotive Software Innovation
InfoMagnus continues to advance automotive software development through its ongoing commitment to continuous compliance and innovation.
Our strategic collaboration with GitHub and Arm supports automotive developers in overcoming compliance challenges, ensuring accelerated development timelines and enhanced software safety.
Explore how InfoMagnus and GitHub can empower your automotive compliance journey. Connect with us via github.services@infomagnus.com today to enhance your development practices and lead confidently in the AI-defined automotive future.
