[New] While Generative AI (2023-2025) could describe work, Agentic AI (2026) can do the work-navigating software, executing complex multi-step workflows, and taking accountability for outcomes without human hand-holding.
LuMay AI
[New] Software will make commercial vehicles even smarter, more modular, and more cost-efficient in the future.
Automotive World
[New] To win new mandates in R&D and software, Ontario and Quebec could consider co-investing with assemblers and parts manufacturers in shared research, testing and validation facilities.
RBC
[New] By 2026, AI Software Development will no longer be an optional accelerator but the core fabric of modern delivery pipelines across enterprises and scale-ups. / Australia
EVOKEHUB
[New] In the near-term horizon, AI spend in supply chain software will grow from under $2 billion in 2025 to $53 billion by 2030.
Forbes
[New] The software vertical is forecast at $1.44 billion in spending, a 2026 growth of 15.1%; communication services forecast at $1.36 billion in spending, a growth of 4.8%; and devices forecast at $856 million, a growth of 8.2%.
Campus Technology
[New] The rush to ship AI-written software is creating a ticking time bomb of buggy, insecure code that could sink startups.
Crypto Briefing
[New] The Think 2026 announcements deepen that case by tying watsonx, Red Hat, and consulting into a more unified agentic AI story, but they do not remove near term risks around consulting demand, federal exposure, and consumption driven software spending.
Yahoo Finance
[New] GE has recently developed sophisticated software platforms that predict load patterns and optimize dispatch strategies.
Market Data Forecast
[New] Google has deployed AI agents such as Big Sleep and CodeMender to identify unknown software vulnerabilities and automatically generate security patches.
Economic Times
(IDC Worldwide AI Spending Guide) AI software alone will account for $157 billion of the 2026 global AI spending total.
Uvik Software
(IDC) Enterprise software spending is projected to hit $1.4 trillion in 2026, a 15% year-over-year increase.
Uvik Software
(Gartner) Global IT spending on software is expected to grow 9.8% in 2026, exceeding $6 trillion total.
Uvik Software
Software spending is expected to increase 14% in 2026, with AI deployments adding to investments in security, optimization, and analytics, per IDC's 2026 forecast.
SQ Magazine
SAP will integrate n8n's automation platform into Joule Studio, aiming to grow automation and agentic AI across its enterprise software.
Verdict
As automakers continue prioritizing electrification, software scalability, and vehicle intelligence, powertrain domain control unit platforms will emerge as a critical foundation enabling the next generation of connected, efficient, and software-defined mobility systems worldwide.
Morningstar, Inc.
Last updated: 01 June 2026
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