CADDi Launches Manufacturing AI Data Platform CADDi for Panasonic Automotive Systems' Quality Assurance Division

CADDi Inc. (Headquarters: Taito City, Tokyo; CEO: Yusiro Kato; hereinafter "CADDi"), a company driving digital transformation in manufacturing, has provided its manufacturing AI data platform CADDi (hereinafter "CADDi") to Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture; President & CEO: Masashi Nagayoshi; hereinafter "Panasonic Automotive Systems"), supporting the establishment of a data utilization foundation starting from the quality assurance domain.

Challenges and Background for Implementation

Panasonic Automotive Systems, which operates primarily in automotive cockpit systems and related devices, is promoting data-driven business transformation in quality assurance to enhance corporate value over the medium to long term.

Previously, in quality assurance operations, past trouble reports and defect records were managed separately by department and site, making integrated data utilization difficult. As a result, identifying similar incidents and gathering related information during defect occurrences required significant time, consuming substantial labor hours for customer-facing report creation. This made it challenging to allocate sufficient resources to preventive activities in critical stages such as design and production preparation.

Moreover, the analytical insights and tacit knowledge of veteran staff were highly dependent on individuals, raising risks of organizational capability degradation due to employee transfers or retirements. In response to these challenges, the company decided to introduce CADDi as a means to build an information infrastructure within the quality assurance department and fundamentally reallocate working hours.

Expected Benefits of Implementation

By leveraging CADDi, the company will build a centralized data utilization platform that uses AI to structure unstructured data—such as past trouble reports, defect records, and analysis reports—scattered across multiple sites. The following benefits are expected:

- Reduce time required to identify similar incidents from "over one week to just minutes" - Cut response effort for OEM analysis report creation by approximately 50% - Achieve cost reduction through reallocation of working hours - Systematize and inherit veteran staff's analytical insights and tacit knowledge as organizational assets

Furthermore, building on this information infrastructure, the company plans medium- to long-term expansion, including embedding front-loading practices into design and production engineering departments, and progressively extending data utilization to optimize responsibility boundaries.

Future Outlook

Panasonic Automotive Systems aims to expand the use of CADDi from quality assurance to design, manufacturing, and production engineering departments, and eventually to global sites including overseas locations. As the automotive industry adapts to trends such as the shift toward Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV), electrification, and autonomous driving, cross-functional utilization of quality data and the establishment of preventive systems in manufacturing have become urgent industry-wide priorities. CADDi will support the company’s data-driven transformation aligned with its strategic goal of enhancing corporate value, through continuous customer success support.

Comments from Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.

Kosuke Shibata, Manager, Quality Technology Department, Quality Assurance Center, JP Operations Headquarters

"In quality assurance operations, the time required to search for necessary information has long been a persistent challenge. With the introduction of CADDi, we expect to create an environment where defect information and analysis reports, previously scattered across various locations, can be easily and quickly accessed by anyone. This will allow us to readily access past insights. Going forward, we aim to transform into an organization that can focus more on higher-value activities such as preventive measures and design feedback, while improving investigation efficiency."

Kasen Tanaka, Manager, CS Department, Quality Assurance Center, JP Operations Headquarters

"Our call center, which handles incoming inquiries regarding commercial products, receives a large volume of email inquiries daily. Preparing response messages takes considerable time, requiring a dedicated team. By utilizing CADDi, we aim to reduce the time spent on drafting email responses, reallocating the freed-up resources to other tasks and driving further operational improvements. Our goal is to create a 'chain of improvements.' Although we are still in the early stages, we see great potential in CADDi and look forward to its role in future business transformation."

About the Manufacturing AI Data Platform CADDi (CADDi) (https://caddi.com/)

The "Manufacturing AI Data Platform CADDi" is a product that analyzes and correlates data across manufacturing engineering and supply chains, extracting insights to enhance production activities and decision-making. By combining manufacturing expertise with AI and technology, it transforms fragmented experiences and data into valuable assets, strengthening competitiveness.

About CADDi Inc.

CADDi Inc. is a global startup with the mission of "unlocking the potential of manufacturing industries." It provides the "Manufacturing AI Data Platform CADDi," which turns scattered data and experiences into assets, forming the foundation for management decisions and execution. Through applications such as "CADDi Drawer" and "CADDi Quote," it transforms decision-making and execution, creating impact at the management level. The company operates in four countries, including Japan, the United States, Vietnam, and Thailand, driving global transformation in manufacturing. It has raised a total of ¥25.73 billion in funding. Note: The parts procurement support business has been integrated into the AI platform business, and the provision of parts and assemblies has been discontinued.

- Representative: CEO Yusiro Kato - Established: November 9, 2017 - Capital: ¥100 million - Business: Development and operation of the Manufacturing AI Data Platform CADDi - URL: https://caddi.com/