Rewiring automotive product development: How organizations can pull ahead in the AI race
Capgemini Research Institute · Capgemini Research Institute · 12 Oct 2026 · not peer-reviewed
01 · The key finding
68%
Use or test AI agents
Many test AI agents; few report mature controls
68% of surveyed automotive companies use or test AI agents in product development. Only 5% describe their rules and controls as fully mature.
02 · The study
AI agents in automotive development: use and control
Share of surveyed automotive executives
The bars answer separate questions and do not form parts of a single distribution.
03 · What we take from it
Before wider deployment, define who monitors agents, changes permissions and stops them when needed.
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