The car industry is going through a big change moving away from traditional mechanical engineering to a future where software, connectivity, and data lead the way. Cars are becoming more than just machines; they are turning into dynamic, cloud-connected platforms that can get updates over the air, run real-time checks, and give each user a personalized experience. This change often called the rise of the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV), needs cloud infrastructure, mobile ecosystems, and the car’s built-in systems to work together. As car makers rush to reshape how we move around, they need architects who can link these complex layers.
Ronak Kosamia is one of the leading minds making this transformation possible. As a seasoned software architect in the automotive technology sector, Ronak has played a pivotal role in enabling vehicles to become intelligent, cloud-synced platforms. His work at industry giants General Motors and Volkswagen Group’s software arm, CARIAD, has powered real time data flows, over-the-air (OTA) updates, and vehicle telemetry systems across millions of connected cars on the road today.
Interestingly his work has generated visible impacts. At GM, his architectural improvements reduced backend API load by over 30% through caching optimizations and edge sync innovations. OTA rollout times were cut by 60% thanks to a configurable feature layer, and field diagnostics improved significantly, with real-time telemetry reducing root cause analysis times by half. Furthermore, he enabled synchronized vehicle identity vaults that ensure users can experience personalized features regardless of whether they are on the mobile app, cloud interface, or inside the car.
Reportedly, he worked on projects such as ‘GM Remote Services Platform’ powering remote start, locking, and live telemetry; the ‘Vehicle Token Vault’ a foundational identity layer for secure session management; and EV navigation features at CARIAD which incorporate intelligent, cloud-synced routing logic for electric vehicles, even when offline. He also built mobile–cloud bridge SDKs using Kotlin and KMP, allowing developers to write once and deploy to both embedded and mobile platforms without compromising performance or security.
Ronak’s platforms today support over 2 million vehicles, resulting in a 30% drop in cloud bandwidth usage per vehicle and a 40% boost in developer productivity, thanks to reusable scaffolding and CI/CD automation. These efficiencies underscore the broader industry shift from static, disconnected systems to dynamically orchestrated vehicle-cloud ecosystems.
The journey has not been without its challenges. He tackled the complexity of maintaining consistent session states across cloud, mobile, and embedded systems by creating a token-based session engine with conflict resolution mechanisms. To minimize latency and reduce payload sizes in constrained network conditions, he implemented gRPC and Protobuf pipelines with intelligent batching. For debugging fragmented telemetry from the field, he devised traceable diagnostic pipelines that improved mean time to resolution significantly.
Ronak has contributed to critical internal architecture documentation at both GM and CARIAD, authored cloud-readiness checklists, and is actively developing a blog titled “Bridging Embedded and Cloud: Design Patterns for Automotive Sync,” due for publication later this year. He is also a member of the IEEE and has contributed to emerging standards around embedded-cloud mobility and secure vehicle data synchronization. His published research includes Driving Innovation (2025) and Robotaxi Concurrency (2021).
With a certification as a Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect and deep expertise in cloud-native orchestration, Ronak continues to push the boundaries of what connected vehicles can do. He envisions a future where the cloud-to-car connection is not just about data transfer but about smart synchronization. He anticipates a shift toward intent-driven sync, where systems understand the user’s context and adapt accordingly, optimizing latency, compressing data, and applying AI-driven decisions in real time.
As he explains, “Data will no longer just flow, it will adapt, compress, expire, and prioritize based on driver context, region, and risk profiles.” He also foresees the rise of Kotlin Multiplatform SDKs as the default for mobile and embedded logic, AI-assisted OTA targeting replacing static deployment lists, and cloud-state-aware UI design becoming essential for managing seamless user experiences across platforms.
Ronak Kosamia isn’t just creating systems that link cars to the cloud; he is shaping a more intelligent better-coordinated future for how we drive, update, and interact with our vehicles. His work shows what happens when technology doesn’t move, but grows, adjusts, and changes the path forward.