South Korean battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution has launched its participation in SDVerse, becoming the first battery company to join the business-to-business (B2B) automotive software marketplace as it expands beyond hardware into software and services for software-defined vehicles (SDVs).
SDVerse, co-founded in 2024 by General Motors, Magna, and Wipro, provides a platform where automotive companies can list, search, and evaluate software solutions.
LG Energy Solution is contributing five software products to the marketplace: Battery Platform SW, Safety Diagnostic Calibration Tool, Onboard FRISM, Onboard BLiS, and Onboard DASH. These offerings cover battery diagnostics, degradation analysis, and performance simulation, reflecting the company’s push into battery intelligence and lifecycle management. The company said it has accumulated more than 10,000 battery management-related patents over more than two decades.
“We are proud to welcome LG Energy Solution and its advanced battery management software, diagnostics, and SDV-ready battery architecture to SDVerse,” said Prashant Gulatim, Chief Executive of SDVerse, “By combining deep battery expertise with software-driven intelligence, LG Energy Solution is helping accelerate the development of next-generation electric vehicles.”
Je Young Kim, Chief Technology Officer of LG Energy Solution, said the move reflects a broader shift in the automotive industry. “The SDV era is turning vehicles into ever-evolving software platforms, and batteries are at the core of this transformation,” Kim said. “By introducing our battery software to SDVerse, we are not only demonstrating our readiness for the software-defined future but also ensuring that our battery intelligence is reflected at every stage of the vehicle lifecycle.”
The development highlights LG Energy Solution’s strategy to diversify into software as competition intensifies in the global electric vehicle market.
Separately, the company has been expanding its manufacturing footprint. The United States government previously said LG Energy Solution would produce lithium iron phosphate battery cells for Tesla at a facility in Lansing, Michigan, as part of broader energy initiatives.
In Canada, LG Energy Solution also took full ownership of the NextStar Energy battery plant in Windsor following the exit of Stellantis, consolidating control over one of the country’s first large-scale EV battery manufacturing facilities.
