HeadSpin’s Automotive Software Testing Solution

HeadSpin is improving testing efficiency and effectiveness for leading auto OEMs

The challenge

Deliver mobile-first experiences by identifying and automating tests of key scenarios

Real end points for manual testing

Reduce rework and post-release investigations

Testing at scale in terms improved coverage – device types, regions, localization & form factors etc.

HeadSpin Automotive Software Testing Solution

HeadSpin is helping a leading auto OEM improve development quality and QA productivity; stability of each release cycle and reducing rework and post-release investigations through the following:

HeadSpin Automotive Software Testing Solution

Deployment of real mobile devices for testing automation and developer usage.

Enabling the auto OEM team to measure relevant performance metrics

Creating automation tests to identify functional and performance issues in 15 key user scenarios

Demonstrating scripts run on the auto OEM's HeadSpin devices

Providing source code to all scripts to the auto OEM team

Integrating HeadSpin into the auto OEM's CI/CD workflow - including the ability to run post-build automated tests to identify performance regressions - as well as integrations with Grafana and alerting

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HeadSpin Automotive Embedded Testing Use Cases

HeadSpin’s Infotainment Testing Solution for End User Experience Monitoring

Apply data science and innovation to close the feedback loop for infotainment and in-cabin experience measurement

Infotainment testing solution

HeadSpin Automation Enabler - Blue Finger

Innovative automation enabler to increase coverage: Blue Finger

The Blue Finger device is placed in contact with the touch screen in order to activate a predetermined location on the touch screen electromagnetically

Switch - a smart actuator triggered by the controller board on command

Test Bench software (Windows) - actions triggered on command

HeadSpin automation scripts control these 3 devices making it possible to automate test cases which were previously only possible to do manually.

Phone as a Key (PaaK) : HeadSpin in action

Leading automobile companies can execute their manual and automated test suite on HeadSpin.

This is how HeadSpin can help execute well and provide insights:

Latency calculations for all use cases.
Historical information about performance including improvements and degradation.
Automatically calculate the bluetooth connection drop and performance matrix
Noisy environment effects and performance data

The sample sessions provides a snapshot on what data can be produced and reported by HeadSpin platform.

Phone as a Key (PaaK)

HeadSpin Platforms - PBox & AV Box - and Deployment Options

HeadSpin PBox

Headspin PBox

PBox is a HS appliance that can be used to test applications on Android/
iOS mobile phones, tablets & media devices.

AV Box

AV Box

AV Box is a rack mountable enclosure for applications requiring special audio video testing such as fair use DRM, voice assistants, smart TV and others.

On-Prem

Deployment into an isolated network managed entirely by Globe

Cloud
(Dedicated)

Dedicated devices for Globe in HS cloud

Cloud
(Shared)

Access to shared devices deployed in HS enterprise shared pool

CYOL*
(Reverse bridge)

Deployment into an isolated network managed entirely by Globe

Highly secure HeadSpin PBox

Headspin PBox

PBox is a HS appliance that can be used to test applications on Android/
iOS mobile phones, tablets & media devices.

HeadSpin AV box

AV Box

AV Box is a rack mountable enclosure for applications requiring special audio video testing such as fair use DRM, voice assistants, smart TV and others.

On-Prem

Deployment into an isolated network managed entirely by Globe

Cloud
(Dedicated)

Dedicated devices for Globe in HS cloud

Cloud
(Shared)

Access to shared devices deployed in HS enterprise shared pool

CYOL*
(Reverse bridge)

Deployment into an isolated network managed entirely by Globe

Run thousands of tests parallelly at scale without worrying about device availability with our reliable global device infrastructure.

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Leverage a reliable global device infrastructure

End State of the auto OEM engagement

Data Collection

connected to WiFi OR local network

Devices placed in client’s user locations - connected to WiFi OR local network

HS Appliance

Highly secure, Can be deployed anywhere

Highly secure HeadSpin PBox

Automation by Appium, Selenium, or any 3rd party testing tool

Access devices via Remote control UI/ debug bridge

Automation run using Appium, Selenium or any 3rd party testing tool

Data Collection

40+ ML models | Continuous learning

HeadSpin AI Platform

Issue Detection
Root Cause Analysis
Key Performance Indicators
Regression Intelligence
Logs - Device, N/W, etc.

HeadSpin AI Platform

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL
Data pipeline/Replica DB

Insights to Actions

Visualization & Analytics Dashboard with custom KPIs

App Launch time, Transaction time, Account history access time, Search time, Page load time etc.

Visualization & Analytics Dashboard

Alert Service Ticket

Alert/Service ticket in ITSM tools OR message notification.APIs for integration

Test session link with video of test execution, issue details & fix recommendation.
Logs - Network, Device & Automation.

Data Collection

Multiple devices testing

Devices placed in client’s user locations - connected to WiFi OR local network

HS Appliance

Highly secure, Can be deployed anywhere

Highly secure HeadSpin PBox

Automation by Appium, Selenium, or any 3rd party testing tool

Access devices via Remote control UI/ debug bridge

Automation run using Appium, Selenium or any 3rd party testing tool

Data Collection

40+ ML models | Continuous learning

HeadSpin AI Platform

Issue Detection
Root Cause Analysis
Key Performance Indicators
Regression Intelligence
Logs - Device, N/W, etc.

HeadSpin Ai Platform

PostgreSQL Data Pipeline

PostgreSQL
Data pipeline/Replica DB

Insights to Actions

Visualization & Analytics Dashboard with custom KPIs

App Launch time, Transaction time, Account history access time, Search time, Page load time etc.

Dashboard with custom KPIS

Alert tools

Alert/Service ticket in ITSM tools OR message notification.APIs for integration

Test session link with video of test execution, issue details & fix recommendation.
Logs - Network, Device & Automation.

Get visibility into your user's automobile experience with HeadSpin's Auto Testing Solution

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