Software République Partnership to Unveil Concept Car at VivaTech

Software République, a partnership of 12 French technology and automotive industry companies, will unveil its collaborative concept car, “H1^st vision,” June 14 at the annual conference VivaTech in Paris.

The H1^st vision (meaning “Human first vision”) incorporates more than 20 innovations, according to the partnership, which includes Dassault Systèmes, Orange Group, Renault Group, STMicroelectronics, Thales, Arkamys, Compredict, Epicnpoc, Eyelights, JCDecaux, Kardome and Stern Tech.

“H1st vision is more than a concept car, it is both a live and a virtual experience, it is real,” explained Eric Feunteun, Software République COO. “Twenty experts from the 12 companies involved in the project will help you discover our horizontal cooperation ecosystem via this first unique collaborative concept car and its virtual twin.”.

Software République defines itself as “an open innovation ecosystem dedicated to intelligent, secure, and sustainable mobility.” Created in April 2021 the partnership builds collective businesses focused on tomorrow's mobility through a horizontal collaboration model, combining established companies and start-ups from different backgrounds to bring to market products and services that meet the new challenges of the connected vehicle, the smart city and energy.