violis - The Virtual Testing Platform

Think beyond hardware.Test without limits.

violis

Making Software-Defined Testing a Reality in Practice

violis is not just another tool—it’s the infrastructure that powers modern testing. It connects what you already use physically today with the digital future of testing.

violis brings all the building blocks together: virtual ECUs, automated workflows, real-time data, and cloud scalability. Test benches become platforms. Effort turns into progress.

Thanks to our expertise, we can fully automate multiple vECUs in combination—from delivery through integration and testing to reporting.
This significantly accelerates your development process and improves software quality to meet the demands of software-defined vehicles.

Benefits

The toolkit for testing your software smartly in the cloud

 

  • Independent solution: Bertrandt is not a licensed manufacturer with tool binding.
  • Further development and maintenance of all functions by Bertrandt.
  • Provision of development environments for employees.
  • Testing multiple vECUs in a network.
  • Simulating entire systems (e.g., climate or energy systems).
  • Reuse HiL test cases 1:1
  • Scalable without additional hardware investments
  • Transparent billing in a pay-per-use model
  • Support for all common software tools on Windows and Linux, Vector CANoe, dSpace VEOS, Synopsys Silver, ecu.test, PROVEtech:ATA, and more
  • Modular environment based on Docker containers

Virtual Testbench Feature

  • Use your usual tools for error analysis
  • Access your virtual test bench directly in your browser
  • All tools are pre-installed and ready to use
  • Once you have solved the problem, execution is completely automatic again thanks to violis test jobs

Hosting in your own cloud or as a service from Bertrandt

  • Own hosting: The modular concept enables operation in your own cloud.
  • Compliance with all IT security standards and regulations.
  • Out-of-the-box support for all standard automotive tools and IT systems.
  • Operation in TISAX-certified data centers.
  • As a certified AWS partner, we accompany you on your journey to the cloud.
  • Adaptable to your IT environment and interfaces through custom plugins.

Co-simulation framework as a basis

Virtual control units are automatically integrated into simulations in CI pipelines and then made available as containers in the cloud. End users can configure their test jobs intuitively via a web interface or using REST APIs.

  • Each tool runs as a modular Docker container
  • A virtual bus (CAN, FR, LIN, AETH) connects tools independently
  • REST APIs for connection to pipelines and other systems
  • Dynamic setup and cleanup of simulations

 

 

 

Connect Your Tools and Systems Smartly

  • Integrate existing IT systems and tools with violis through interfaces
  • violis provides API interfaces and integration options for third-party solutions
  • Popular market tools are directly supported and continuously maintained
  • Stay flexible for the future
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Just imagine: every employee has access to a hardware test bench at all times and can validate test implementations directly. All variants can be tested, while the hardware test bench focuses on major releases.

Nic Eckstein, Project Manager Cloud & IT-Processes

Get more out of your data

By embedding them in a digital validation process, we intelligently connect SiL, HiL, vehicle tests and other test instances.

  • Intelligently control test cases and execute them virtually or on hardware
  • Centrally orchestrate data and create evaluations with analytics
  • Receive automated suggestions on which instances should be validated and to what extent

Back to overview

Meet our experts at the following trade fairs

  • 09.-12.04.2026  |  i-Mobility 2026
  • 12.-13.05.2026  |  19th Conference on Diagnostics in Mechatronic Vehicle Systems
  • 16.-17.06.2026  |  AEK Ludwigsburg
  • 14.-15.10.2026  |  ELIV
  • 10.-11.11.2026  |  30 Years of AMZ

Interested?

Talk to us about the possibilities of getting started with virtual testing without major changes or initial investment!

Contact Expert & Sales

Your Contact

Nic Eckstein

Project Manager Cloud & IT-Processes Unit Electronics & Virtual Testing Solution

Your Contact

Felix Strauß

Lead Expert XiL-Technologies Unit Electronics & Virtual Testing Solution

FAQ

Bertrandt has decades of experience in hardware-based testing of vehicle functions. 

With violis, this expertise is transformed into a software-defined platform logic.

What does that mean?

  • violis makes test processes independent of physical infrastructure.
  • violis transfers competence, precision, and methodology into a cloud-native environment.
  • violis bridges the gap between traditional engineering and a modern digital development culture.

Do you want to make your development processes more digital and save time and money in the long run?
Do you want to test your virtual ECUs or SiL simulations more intelligently and at scale than on a single PC?

violis brings all of this together in an open platform where you decide which tools or systems to connect.
Your teams don’t need to change their habits—we provide simple templates for automation to make onboarding easy.

It’s an open and independent framework that doesn’t lock you into a single vendor.

It gives you maximum flexibility, which is a huge benefit for future independence.

violis as a Service is the perfect entry point for smaller companies into future-proof digital testing.

For large enterprises, it’s the flexible solution to complement test benches with a fully orchestrated ecosystem of simulation, automation, and data management.

Even if you don’t have a vECU today, violis can relieve local resources by integrating and running individual simulations, software components, or models—easily and at scale.
This often massively increases throughput and reduces local effort.
And if you need help generating a vECU, our expert team is ready to assist.

No problem! For automation, violis comes with ready-to-use pipeline templates and a built-in CI/CD framework.

You can use violis as a ready-to-go service in the Bertrandt Cloud or host it yourself with selected modules in your IT environment.
Pricing varies from pay-per-use to annual fixed rates.
Talk to us—we’ll find the perfect solution for you.

We rely on a modular, container-based (Docker) solution for execution in the background. This approach is fundamentally independent of the hosting provider, as the violis stack is developed to be cloud-agnostic.

In plain terms, this means your own Kubernetes / container solution can be connected to violis. Alternatively, you can use the variant we provide.

Yes, in principle, any tool that provides interfaces (APIs) can be connected to violis. Thanks to the open framework, the integration can also be carried out independently (developer knowledge required).

Yes, all violis modules have accessible API endpoints, allowing you to develop your own plugins against these endpoints.

Our Virtual Testing Solutions from Bertrandt

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vECU generation

Supporting suppliers and OEMs in the creation of virtual control units

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violis - The Virtual Testing Platform

Ready-to-use platforms with connections to CI / CD / CT

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Operation

vECU/SiL integrations and testing with comprehensive and in-depth expertise

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Consulting

Process and IT consulting and fulfillment of A-SPICE requirements

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