What’s the story?
Basemark has signed an MoU with Ignite by FORVIA HELLA to integrate its Rocksolid platform into Ignite’s automotive AR offering for automotive OEMs.
Why it matters
The integration is intended to help OEMs move automotive AR concepts toward production while reducing integration risk and development complexity.
The bigger picture
As software-defined vehicles evolve, Basemark and Ignite are positioning Rocksolid as part of the AR development stack for future automotive OEM programs.
In Augmented Reality News
July 9, 2026 – Basemark, a provider of software and tooling solutions for human-machine interface (HMI) and augmented reality (AR) development, has recently announced a Memorandum of Understanding with Ignite by FORVIA HELLA (Ignite), establishing a strategic partnership to expand Ignite’s AR offering for automotive OEMs.
Under the agreement, Ignite will integrate Basemark’s ‘Rocksolid’ software platform into its existing automotive AR offering. Ignite develops software solutions for the software-defined vehicle (SDV) era, with AR being a key area where the company is helping OEMs deliver next-generation driver experiences and safety-enhancing functions. By integrating Rocksolid, the company will extend its AR technology toolkit toward future AR concepts, features, and functionalities.
Basemark’s Rocksolid platform provides an end-to-end AR development workflow, allowing applications to be created in Rocksolid Studio and deployed through the Rocksolid Engine across automotive hardware platforms. According to Basemark, the platform supports the full lifecycle from rapid prototyping through validation and series production, helping OEMs streamline development and reduce time-to-market.
The companies stated that the partnership will enable Ignite to advance its AR offering without building a development and runtime stack from scratch, reducing its own development complexity and program risk.
“As automotive OEMs move toward software-defined vehicle architectures, they need AR solutions that are engineered for production from day one,” said Tero Sarkkinen, Founder and CEO of Basemark. “Ignite selected Rocksolid because it provides a proven path from concept to series production, enabling OEMs to deploy advanced AR experiences with lower integration risk, predictable performance, and production-grade quality.”
“AR will be one of the defining interfaces of the software-defined vehicle – and it needs to be engineered with production in mind from the start. With Basemark’s Rocksolid platform, we’re combining their proven AR stack with Ignite’s expertise in automotive software integration. This partnership gives OEMs a clear path to series production, without the typical complexity and program risk of building from scratch,” said Lukas Rott, COO at HELLA Ignite GmbH.
For more information on Basemark and its Rocksolid platform, please visit the company’s website.
Image credit: Basemark / Ignite by FORVIA HELLA
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Sam is the Founder and Managing Editor of Auganix, where he has spent years immersed in the XR ecosystem, tracking its evolution from early prototypes to the technologies shaping the future of human experience. While primarily covering the latest AR and VR news, his interests extend to the wider world of human augmentation, from AI and robotics to haptics, wearables, and brain–computer interfaces.