Insights

The Catena-X taskforce, together with CAAM, launched the “China Automotive Industry Trusted Data Space” pilot at IAA Munich, enabling secure, compliant, and scalable local data exchange for Chinese OEMs and suppliers, starting with Certificate Management. Early results show faster, traceable, and machine-readable certificate transactions, laying the foundation for future quality, sustainability, and PCF use cases.

T-Systems has launched Connect & Integrate “Developer edition”, a streamlined environment designed to accelerate Catena-X application development. By removing barriers such as connector setup, compliance alignment, and semantic validation, the platform provides out-of-the-box connectivity with Catena-X–compliant APIs, guided workflows, and built-in compliance tools. Developers gain immediate access to secure, standardized data exchange without managing complex infrastructure, enabling them to focus on building innovative solutions across key use cases like traceability, carbon footprint, and demand management. Positioned as an innovation catalyst, the “Developer edition” empowers startups, integrators, and enterprises to rapidly deliver production-ready applications and drive Catena-X adoption across the automotive value chain.

T-Systems’ Connect & Integrate solution is now fully compatible for the latest Catena-X “Saturn” release, effective November 25, 2025. This milestone enhances secure, cross-company data exchange in the automotive industry by introducing updated standards, stronger interoperability, and robust policy management. Saturn certification enables participants to confidently adopt Catena-X use cases ranging from certificate management to advanced traceability and carbon footprint tracking. With backward compatibility, cloud-agnostic design, and vendor independence, Connect & Integrate ensures scalability for SMEs and global enterprises alike. T-Systems provides expert guidance to support smooth migration from the previous “Jupiter” version, empowering organizations to unlock the full potential of Catena-X Saturn.

Visitor Analytics PRO by T-Systems turns anonymized motion data into actionable insights, helping businesses understand visitor flows, dwell times, and demographics with precision down to 150 m². Fully GDPR-compliant and automated, it delivers fast, reliable intelligence to optimize performance, plan strategically, and unlock measurable business success.

The Catena-X Blocking Notifications use case enables suppliers and OEMs to instantly flag quality or compliance issues across the automotive value chain. With T-Systems’ Connect & Integrate solution, companies can seamlessly onboard, exchange standardized messages, and collaborate in real time to prevent disruptions, increase transparency, and strengthen supply chain resilience. This streamlined, no-code approach empowers organizations to activate Catena-X use cases quickly and focus on delivering quality and operational excellence.

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy’s conference “From Silos to Ecosystems – Creating Europe’s Digital Momentum” (Berlin, 5–6 Nov 2025) highlighted Europe’s unique opportunity to lead in industrial data ecosystems powered by dataspace technology. While Europe may not compete at scale in general-purpose foundation models, it holds a strategic advantage in sovereign, cross-industry data sharing. Keynotes and panels emphasized the urgency of data readiness, with Oliver Ganser (BMW, Catena‑X) calling for accelerated adoption to maintain Europe’s lead. Practical workshops showcased initiatives such as Manufacturing‑X, Industrial AI, and the IPCEI on Cloud Infrastructure and Services, while RoX demonstrated early prototypes for AI‑based robotics dataspaces. The event underscored that Europe’s digital momentum will hinge on scaling industrial ecosystems, anchoring them in local clusters, and expanding across supply chains to unlock new growth opportunities.

BMW is introducing Catena‑X Certificate Management (CCM) as the new standard for exchanging compliance certificates such as AEO/CTPAT, IATF 16949, and ISO 9001. To help suppliers transition smoothly, BMW and T‑Systems International GmbH are offering orientation webinars that explain the CCM use case, outline BMW’s expectations, and demonstrate the registration and upload process. Each session includes a live demo and Q&A, with webinars available in both English and German. Recordings of past sessions are also provided, ensuring suppliers can access the information at their convenience.

T-Systems has launched its Connect & Integrate service on local infrastructure in China, enabling Chinese suppliers and manufacturers to securely and efficiently join the Catena-X ecosystem, bridging connectivity with global OEMs while ensuring data sovereignty and regulatory compliance.

T-Systems and iPoint deliver a joint, production-ready Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) solution that enables end-to-end carbon transparency across the automotive value chain. Combining Catena-X-certified data exchange with decades of compliance and sustainability expertise, the solution empowers suppliers and OEMs to meet regulatory demands, integrate securely with existing systems, and scale digital sustainability — turning compliance into measurable business value.