Rightware

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Rightware
Company type Private
IndustryInformation Technology
Founded2009
Headquarters,
Finland
Area served
Global
Key people
Tero Koivu, Co-Founder & Co-CEO; Qiang Qian, Co-CEO
BrandsKanzi UI framework, Kanzi Services
Number of employees
140-150
Website rightware.com

Rightware is a pioneering Finnish software development company that provides automotive graphics software tools and services. Rightware is uniquely positioned with a strong foundation in gaming, graphics, and UI development, laser-focused on the automotive industry. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. Rightware has offices in Detroit, Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Brighton, and Munich.

Contents

Rightware delivers fully integrated HMI solutions, engineering support, and design services anywhere in the world. Kanzi One is the market-leading automotive UI tool, trusted by over 60 automotive brands across the globe.

History

Rightware was founded in December 2009 after Futuremark spins off its Mobile & Embedded Benchmark unit.

In January 2011, Rightware released their UI design software called Kanzi, and demonstrated a stereoscopic 3D home screen for Android made by Kanzi at Mobile World Congress 2011. [1]

In 2013, it was announced that Audi was using Rightware's Kanzi software for developing digital user interfaces for Audi cars. [2] [3] The first commercial vehicle (Audi A3) with Kanzi technology was shipped in June 2012. [4] At CES 2014, Audi revealed its fully digital Virtual Cockpit instrument cluster, created using Rightware Kanzi.

In 2013, Rightware raised another $5.2 million in venture capital funding. [5]

On May 7, 2015, [6] Rightware divested its graphics benchmarking business to Basemark, a newly formed Helsinki-based company, in a management buyout deal.

In 2015, Rightware announced that it was collaborating with Nissan. [7]

In 2016, Rightware announced the founding members [8] of its Kanzi Partner Program.

In 2016, Rightware stated that over 15 car manufacturers were using its Kanzi software for creating user interfaces. [9]

In 2017, Kanzi powers 35 automotive brands. Rightware becomes a subsidiary of ThunderSoft.

During 2021, Rightware announced the release of Kanzi One, an android compatible all in one HMI tool for automobile's cockpits. [10]

Products

Kanzi One

Kanzi One is a commercial package including the Kanzi UI framework and a variety of feature packs for further enhancing the HMI in relation to connectivity, mapping, visual effects, 3D vision, and preview capabilities.

Kanzi framework:

Feature packs:

Services

Rightware also provides worldwide engineering and design service that boast an unmatched track record of successful production projects.

The Kanzi Services team implements full-stack solutions ranging from concept design to the end product. The Kanzi experts support global customers in all stages of production - from user experience design to platform choice and performance optimization.

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