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Automotive Software Development Has Never Been More Complex
Automotive software development is more complex than ever. Whether advancing SDV or software defined vehicles technology, developing ECU software, or building digital twins with real-time 3D engines, teams must manage:
- Growing, globally dispersed teams.
- Hundreds to thousands of cross-functional developers contributing to projects simultaneously.
- Projects containing many file types, some of which cannot be merged.
- File sizes that are growing rapidly year to year.
- Greater security risks to their IP than ever before.
- Aging tech stacks that are struggling with the pace of modern development.
At a time when automakers and suppliers are racing to beat the competition to market, insufficient data management (DM) infrastructure poses a tremendous risk to their business.
Perforce P4 (Helix Core): Data Management Automotive Developers Trust
Top automotive OEMs and suppliers choose P4 (formerly Helix Core) to secure, streamline, and future-proof their automotive development workflows. Certified for ISO 26262 compliance, P4 ensures your data management processes meet the highest standards for functional safety in automotive software development while effortlessly scaling to support large teams, huge files, and complex projects.
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Why Automotive Leaders Choose P4
The world’s top OEMs and suppliers rely on P4 to power their most complex software development projects with these key capabilities:
Scale Without Limits
- Handle 100MB+ assets and 10TB+ repos with ease
- Support PBs of total data and 10K+ transactions/min
- Manage globally distributed, multi-site teams
Enterprise-Grade Security
- Granular file-level and IP-based access control
- Global file locking and full audit trails for traceability
- End-to-end encryption and enterprise-grade authentication
ISO 26262 Certified
- Certified to ISO 26262 functional safety standards
- Enables complete traceability and secure toolchain integration
- Provides a secure foundation for developing safety-critical automotive technology
Smarter, Faster Workflows
- Advanced branching with built-in visualizations
- Instant Sparse Streams and Virtual File Sync
- Delta Submits and native S3-compatible storage
Built for Game Engines & Digital Twins
- Seamless integration with real-time 3D engines like Unreal Engine and Unity
- Handles high-volume, iterative asset workflows
- Ideal for digital twin projects
World-Class Support and Innovation
- Continuous enhancements with new features
- Backed by expert support
- Designed to meet the demands of top automotive development teams
Seamlessly Integrate Data Management Into Your Tools and Workflows
P4 offers out-of-the-box integrations that let your developers and designers version in the background of their core workflows.
Future-Proof Your Data Management Today
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Frequently Asked Questions
Perforce P4 is an enterprise data management and version control system for automotive software development. It manages changes to code and digital assets — including large binaries — providing security, traceability, and control.
P4 supports automotive development projects, including virtual ECU development and ADAS system development, by providing robust data management. It enables collaboration on complex projects that involve many developers and stakeholders, teams in multiple locations, large and rapidly growing files, and multiple file types.
As a leading data management platform, P4 is the most scalable and secure solution for developing the next generation of SDV (software-defined vehicle). It is a fundamental tool in the tech stack of OEMs and suppliers working on the following kinds of projects:
- Infotainment system development / vehicle infotainment development
- Virtual ECU development / automotive ECU software development
- ADAS software development / ADAS system development
- Automotive IoT technology
- Automotive ECU software development
- OTA development
- Other software defined vehicle architecture development
- EE architecture development / automotive EE development
- Digital twin automotive projects
P4 supports the development of cutting-edge augmented reality in automotive thanks to its out-of-the-box integrations with leading game engines like Unreal Engine and Unity. It also easily integrates with top digital content creation tools (DCCs) like Adobe Photoshop, Blender, and Maya, making P4 ideal for digital twin automotive projects.