The agreement between Amazon and Stellantis aimed to integrate Alexa-supported infotainment and e-commerce services into Chrysler, Fiat, and Vauxhall vehicles. The three-year SmartCockpit collaboration was mutually suspended. Amazon and Stellantis will continue to cooperate on AWS and Alexa integrations.
The agreement was made as an initiative to transform the car interior into a living space with technologies such as voice-controlled navigation, personalized climate settings, and automatic lighting. However, the agreement ended amid the complexity of merging Silicon Valley software with traditional automotive manufacturing processes.
Stellantis’ SmartCockpit Project Was Based on Amazon’s In-Vehicle Technology
Stellantis’ SmartCockpit project was based on Amazon’s in-vehicle technology and represents an example of the challenges traditional automakers face when cooperating with Silicon Valley to implement more sophisticated software. The integration of SmartCockpit into vehicles was planned between the end of 2024 and early 2025. This system was part of the ABC platform, along with Stellantis’ electric architecture STLA Brain and the Autodrive driving assistance system.
According to the agreement, Stellantis would pay Amazon software access and maintenance fees per vehicle. In return, Amazon would make incentive payments to Stellantis if drivers subscribed to services like music subscriptions from within the car.
According to Reuters, the mutual suspension of the agreement was confirmed by the companies.
