Part One: First Steps

Posted: April 28, 2025

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Mats Larsson

After almost 20 years at SystemWeaver, I believe it can be interesting to look back and to reflect upon how we, as well as our environment, have changed over time.

Looking back, it is easy to see that the insight from the founding fathers that the introduction of software to an automotive industry where processes and development tools were based on mechanics would be a game changer was correct but that the insight was long before its time.

First steps

After initially working from within Mecel (now a part of Aptiv), SystemWeaver was created in 2000 to address the growing software problem in automotive. However, management was not yet aware of the gravity of the problem and being first in a new market isn’t necessarily an advantage for a small company.

We were fortunate to attract interest from early adaptors at both AB Volvo and Volvo Cars and thanks to this we were able to launch the world’s first System Engineering tools for Software.

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