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Automotive
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Engineering excellence and management consulting for OEMs, suppliers, and mobility players across vehicle development, electric mobility, ADAS and autonomous driving, software-defined vehicles, and operations and supply chain.
Automotive transformation is no longer defined by the vehicle alone. It is shaped by software, electrification, autonomous systems, supply chains, and the ability to bring complex technologies into production.
P3 automotive supports OEMs, suppliers, and mobility players in shaping the future of automotive technology and industrial performance. With deep expertise across vehicle development, electric mobility, ADAS and autonomous driving, software-defined vehicles, quality engineering, and operations and supply chain, P3 combines engineering excellence with management consulting and hands-on implementation.
Automotive transformation in numbers.
1996
P3 was founded as a spin-off of the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology, bringing almost three decades of engineering, technology, and consulting experience into automotive transformation.
20+
years of e-mobility project experience, supporting OEMs, suppliers, energy providers, and mobility players from component development to infrastructure rollout.
80+
vehicle models delivered with Android Automotive OS components or full-stack implementations by P3 across multiple OEM programs.
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electric vehicles compared in the P3 Charging Index 2024, based on real measured charging performance and replenished range rather than brochure peak power.
What P3 delivers in automotive.
Vehicle Development & Product Engineering
P3 supports vehicle programs from concept and system design to validation, industrialization, and launch readiness. Our teams combine engineering depth with program management discipline to reduce complexity and bring robust products into series production.
1996
P3’s engineering DNA goes back to its foundation as a Fraunhofer IPT spin-off, supporting technically complex product and production challenges.
Concept & System Design
Define feasible vehicle concepts, system architectures, and development roadmaps.
Validation & Testing
Structure test strategies, validation plans, and maturity tracking across development phases.
Industrialization
Support the transition from engineering concept to production-ready implementation.
Program Delivery
Coordinate technical workstreams, suppliers, and decision gates across complex vehicle programs.
Electric Mobility
P3 supports clients across the full e-mobility value chain, from battery systems and electric drivetrains to charging infrastructure, fleet electrification, and regulatory readiness.
20+
years of experience in e-mobility projects, covering vehicle technology, infrastructure, energy systems, and market strategy.
Battery & HV Systems
Support battery system concepts, high-voltage components, testing, and lifecycle topics.
Electric Drivetrain
Develop and optimize electric motors, power electronics, and energy management approaches.
Charging Infrastructure
Advise on charging strategy, rollout models, standards, and infrastructure readiness.
Fleet Electrification
Build TCO, depot charging, and implementation concepts for scalable fleet transformation.
ADAS & Autonomous Driving
P3 supports ADAS and autonomous mobility programs with market insight, technical architecture, validation concepts, and implementation support, helping OEMs and suppliers move from strategy to safe, scalable deployment.
2026
P3 launched an ADASIS and Android Automotive OS program to advance autonomous vehicle safety and in-vehicle navigation intelligence.
ADAS Strategy
Define use cases, technical priorities, and integration pathways for assisted and automated driving.
Sensor & Data Concepts
Structure data, perception, and validation requirements across the ADAS stack.
Safety & Validation
Support testing, maturity assessment, and safety-oriented validation concepts.
Deployment Support
Bridge strategy, engineering, and supplier execution for scalable ADAS implementation.
Software-Defined Vehicles
As vehicle architectures become increasingly connected and software-driven, P3 supports clients with SDV strategy, platform architecture, embedded software, validation, OTA readiness, Android Automotive expertise, and integration approaches that improve speed, quality, and scalability.
80+
vehicle models delivered with AAOS components or full-stack implementations by P3 across multiple OEM programs.
SDV Architecture
Define software, platform, and integration architectures for future vehicle programs.
Embedded Software
Support platform, middleware, infotainment, and vehicle software implementation.
OTA & Release Readiness
Build release, update, and validation models for software-defined vehicle operations.
Android Automotive OS
Deliver AAOS engineering from concept to testing, integration, and production readiness.
Quality Engineering & Supplier Management
P3 combines engineering judgement, supplier interface experience, and structured quality methods to support supplier readiness, issue resolution, product maturity, and measurable performance improvement across complex automotive programs.
100%
quality-relevant project work is structured around measurable issue closure, maturity tracking, and implementation accountability.
Supplier Readiness
Assess supplier capability, maturity, and delivery risks before they affect program milestones.
Issue Resolution
Drive structured root-cause analysis, task ownership, and closure tracking.
Product Maturity
Establish maturity gates, quality criteria, and transparent reporting for decision-making.
Performance Improvement
Translate quality findings into practical engineering and operational improvements.
Operations & Supply Chain
P3 helps automotive organizations improve operational resilience, manage transformation, optimize supply chains, and convert strategic priorities into practical delivery models across functions, suppliers, and production environments.
48
subsidiaries across five continents give P3 the organizational reach to support complex, international automotive programs.
Operational Excellence
Improve production, process, and delivery performance through pragmatic implementation.
Supply Chain Resilience
Identify risks, improve transparency, and strengthen supplier and logistics networks.
Transformation Delivery
Translate strategic initiatives into workstreams, governance, and measurable execution.
Global Program Support
Coordinate stakeholders, sites, and suppliers across international automotive ecosystems.
What automotive clients achieve with P3.
Four outcomes across the automotive transformation lifecycle.
Faster Time-to-Production
P3 connects strategy, engineering, suppliers, and operations to accelerate the path from concept to production-ready implementation.
Engineering Depth at Scale
From vehicle systems and e-mobility to AAOS, SDV, and ADAS, P3 brings domain expertise that generalist consultancies cannot replicate.
Measurable Implementation
P3 focuses on execution, maturity tracking, and operational outcomes, not slideware or disconnected recommendations.
Future Mobility Readiness
P3 helps clients prepare for electrification, software-defined vehicles, autonomous systems, digital traceability, and evolving regulatory requirements.
