AVL's industry-leading engineering services, combined with Jabil's extensive industrialization and manufacturing expertise, will enable vehicle manufacturers to accelerate time-to-market for complex powertrain, compute, and driver assistance technologies

Jabil Inc. (NYSE:JBL), a global manufacturing solutions provider to market-leading automakers, today announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with AVL Software and Functions GmbH, the e-drive and software center of AVL List GmbH.

The collaboration combines AVL's expertise in product design, software, simulation, and testing with Jabil's decades of experience in value engineering, advanced IATF-certified manufacturing, and strategic global supply chain solutions.

The MOU reflects Jabil and AVL's willingness to work together to offer comprehensive solutions across the product development lifecycle for next-generation vehicle technology. Jabil and AVL's complementary capabilities will enable customers to reduce complexity and cost when developing innovative vehicle electronics, including powertrain and charging technology, sensor-based driver assistance systems, and other on-board compute and control products. The non-exclusive collaboration expands the companies' development network, adding value through their combined strengths for customers, OEMs, and Tier 1 suppliers.