What Ottawa Infotainment does

Ottawa Infotainment, Inc. is a privately-held Canadian automotive software and hardware company, founded in 2020 by Sean Hazaray (CEO), Jonathan Hacker (CTO), Miles Hammond (VP Industrial Design), and Jason Kennedy, with Convergence Design Services joining as a fourth founding partner in 2023. The company develops DragonFire OS, a proprietary, vertically-integrated software platform for software-defined vehicles that delivers a unified codebase spanning cockpit, telematics, OTA/FOTA, and connected features. The platform runs across three purpose-built hardware tiers — DragonFire Spark (entry-level ISO 26262/ASIL-B digital cluster), DragonFire Pro (full cockpit solution with QNX and hypervisor-based Android), and DragonFire Ultra (SDV domain controller for next-generation in-vehicle compute). It serves automotive OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, commercial fleet operators, defense and specialty vehicle manufacturers, and emerging mobility startups.

Name

Ottawa Infotainment

Legal name

Ottawa Infotainment, Inc.

Website

https://ottawainfotainment.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ottawa Infotainment develops DragonFire OS, a proprietary automotive software platform paired with modular hardware (Spark, Pro, Ultra) for software-defined vehicles. It serves OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, commercial fleets, defense integrators, and emerging mobility companies via direct B2B enterprise sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Infotainment Software

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (3341)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Electronic Computers (3571)

akta.pro primary industry

Automotive Infotainment, Telematics & Connectivity Hardware Manufacturing (TCU/V2X/GNSS) (IMACAJAH)

Keywords

• Automotive software platform
• In-vehicle infotainment
• Software-defined vehicles
• Digital cockpit solutions
• Connected vehicle computing

Headquarters

HQ city

Ottawa

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Hardware and Software Platform Sales: Ottawa Infotainment sells proprietary hardware platforms (DragonFire Spark, Pro, Ultra) bundled with DragonFire OS software. The company has Tier 1 suppliers including Yazaki adopting DragonFire under private-label agreements, validating full-stack product execution for OEM vehicles.
2. Engineering Services: Team extension services for embedded software and cloud architecture, concept development including demo showcars and tradeshow bucks, EE architecture pre-development, and custom research and development. Supports short-term engineering support through long-term multi-phase engagements.
3. Cloud and Data Services: Built-in fleet management, real-time analytics, over-the-air updates, remote diagnostics, and cloud integration for fleet analytics. Pre-integrated with Geotab fleet telematics ecosystem.
4. Customization and Integration Services: Customized UI/UX design services, mobile companion app development, and integration concept vehicles for OEMs seeking tailored cockpit experiences.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Ottawa Infotainment develops and sells a vertically-integrated automotive software and hardware platform, centered on its proprietary DragonFire OS, for connected cockpits, infotainment, and in-vehicle computing. The company delivers three hardware tiers (DragonFire Spark, Pro, Ultra) running the unified DragonFire OS, alongside engineering services, cloud/fleet management, and developer tooling, to automotive OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and emerging mobility companies.

Product overview

Ottawa Infotainment offers a modular software-defined vehicle platform ecosystem centered on DragonFire OS, a production-ready full-stack software platform. The portfolio includes three hardware tiers: DragonFire Spark (entry-level smart digital cluster), DragonFire Pro (full cockpit solution combining clusters and center stack), and DragonFire Ultra (complete SDV domain controller for next-gen platforms). Supporting software services include Customized UI/UX, Mobile Companion App, Fleet Management Dashboard, and an AI-powered Developer Portal. Engineering services encompass Team Extension (Embedded Software and Cloud Architecture), Demo Showcar/Tradeshow Buck development, and EE Architecture Pre-Development. The platform is hardware-agnostic, runs across Spark/Pro/Ultra tiers, supports multi-OS environments (Android, QNX, Linux), and includes pre-integrated partner solutions for voice AI, fleet telematics, cybersecurity, and safety-critical HMI.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DragonFire OS: The company's flagship production-ready software platform for next-gen vehicles, delivering integrated infotainment, cluster HMI framework, embedded navigation, voice, OTA updates, and fleet telematics.
• DragonFire Spark
• DragonFire Pro
• DragonFire Ultra
• DragonFire University
• Project 427

Quantifiable outcome

• In-vehicle software development resourcing reduced by up to 90% compared to legacy approaches
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship, minor and founding.

• UnitycoreTechnology or Integration · 3 June 2026Strategic collaboration bringing Unity's real-time 3D engine into DragonFire OS for next-generation digital cockpits. Enables automakers and Tier 1 suppliers to deliver high-performance, visually immersive user experiences while maintaining functional safety requirements. Joint presence at Autotech Detroit and planned CES 2027 showcase.
• Convergence XflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2026Selected by Convergence X to develop a defense-focused variant of DragonFire Pro platform as part of Canadian defense initiative. Collaboration delivers ruggedized, secure, modular compute platform with IP67-rated controller, cybersecurity-focused software architecture built on QNX hypervisor, and safety-critical HMI integration. Formal unveiling at CANSEC Conference May 27, 2026.
• Project Arrow / Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association (APMA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 February 2026Selected to architect complete software and electronic platform for Project Arrow Phase 2.0 concept vehicle (Borealis), Canada's flagship autonomous and zero-emission vehicle initiative. Demonstrates Canada's 2040 autonomous mobility vision using Ottawa Infotainment's proprietary DragonFire OS and compute modules as a scalable, production-ready pattern for automakers.
• iNAGOcoreTechnology or Integration · 29 January 2026Strategic collaboration to integrate iNAGO's netpeople conversational AI platform into DragonFire OS, enabling OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and mobility operators to rapidly deploy customized AI agents without lengthy development cycles. DragonFire OS supports Android, QNX, and Linux, and the collaboration targets domain-specific AI solutions for fleet operations, specialty vehicles, and unique mobility environments.
• GeotabcoreTechnology or Integration · 9 January 2026Collaboration at CES 2026 to integrate Geotab's fleet-telematics ecosystem into DragonFire OS as an optional upgrade for OEMs and commercial customers. Enables real-time driver coaching, safety prompts, and operational performance insights through OEM-grade in-vehicle displays without aftermarket hardware. Geotab processes data from over 5 million connected commercial vehicles and serves approximately 100,000 global customers.
• Pektron Group Ltd.coreTechnology or Integration · 3 January 2026Strategic collaboration to advance modular Software Defined Vehicle architectures by integrating Pektron's ECUs (including NFC keyless entry, lighting, and door systems) with DragonFire OS and compute platforms. Introduces DragonFire-Compatible architecture concept allowing Pektron's body electronics modules to integrate seamlessly without custom engineering per program, expanding OI's reach from cockpit into broader electrical/electronics architecture.
• ElektrobitcoreTechnology or Integration · 2 January 2026Collaboration to reduce development time for next-generation automotive UI by enabling faster validation of Figma-based designs on production-intent hardware. Combines Elektrobit's EB corivion Creator product suite with DragonFire Pro domain controller, allowing OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers to move UI concepts from design tools onto Android-based automotive environments more quickly. Demonstrated at COVESA reception during CES 2026.
• Emergency Safety Solutions (ESS)coreTechnology or Integration · 17 December 2025Integration of ESS's H.E.L.P. (Hazard Enhanced Location Protocol) hazard alert technology into DragonFire OS to reduce disabled and vulnerable vehicle crashes in the U.S. Streamlines safety technology deployment by pre-integrating H.E.L.P. alerts into the digital vehicle environment, enabling quicker adoption by automakers and fleet operators.
• SmartSafeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 December 2025Partnership to commercialize SmartSafe's patented driver distraction technology aimed at reducing phone use-related vehicle crashes. SmartSafe developed a cassette-style device that secures phones to prevent distraction while allowing drivers to view essential information. Major reveal scheduled for CES 2026 with production-intent demonstration.
• VicOnecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2025Strategic collaboration to strengthen automotive cybersecurity by integrating VicOne's cutting-edge threat detection and data protection capabilities directly into DragonFire OS. Addresses growing security demands of connected mobility as vehicles evolve into complex digital platforms. VicOne is a Trend Micro subsidiary with 30+ years of cybersecurity expertise.
• DiSTI CorporationcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with global leader in safety-critical HMI development to integrate DiSTI's GL Studio directly into DragonFire OS. DiSTI's leadership in safety-critical software supports compliance with ISO 26262, ASIL standards, and FMVSS regulations. Integration allows OEM customers to leverage proven HMI framework while reducing development timelines.
• MUTUALISMminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerMUTUALISM selected Ottawa Infotainment as preferred hardware supplier due to production-ready DragonFire Pro platform and ability to support open, multi-partner SDV initiatives. Collaboration launched at COVESA during CES 2026.
• Convergence Design ServicesfoundingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFourth founding partner added in 2023, bringing world-class hardware engineering capabilities to complement Ottawa Infotainment's embedded software platform, enabling true full-stack delivery for OEMs and Tier 1s.
• Invest OttawaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInvest Ottawa partnership highlighting Ottawa Infotainment's service work and rapid innovation in automotive software. Supports regional ecosystem development for next-generation vehicle technology.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Harman International (Samsung): Largest dedicated automotive cockpit/infotainment Tier 1 with established OEM framework agreements and a full software-to-services stack. Competes with OI as a broad incumbent across both hardware platforms and IVI/cloud services.
• Aptiv: Global Tier 1 delivering integrated cockpit controllers, ADAS and software platforms to most major OEMs. Competes with OI on next-generation SDV architectures and leverages far deeper relationships across OEM program management.

Direct peers

• Wind River Systems: Provides safety-critical RTOS, hypervisor and edge-to-cloud software for automotive and aerospace — including functional-safety platforms that overlap with OI's QNX-based safety-critical positioning.
• Cerence Inc. Provides AI-powered in-vehicle assistant, voice and UX software layered into OEM infotainment platforms. Competes with OI's integrated voice/AI stack built around Sensory and iNAGO for the same cockpit UX and assistant layer.
• Elektrobit (Continental AG): Supplies automotive-grade embedded UI software (EB corivion), hypervisor and integration tools to OEMs globally — and is also a current partner to OI for design-to-deployment tooling. Competes with OI for the same cockpit software layer inside OEM programs.
• Visteon Corporation: Tier 1 cockpit electronics supplier delivering digital clusters, displays and domain controllers to global OEMs. Competes head-to-head with OI's Spark/Pro/Ultra hardware tiers for new SDV cockpit programs and supplies competing infotainment platforms.
• KPIT Technologies: Indian-headquartered automotive software specialist with deep SDV, ADAS and cockpit engineering practices serving global OEMs — competing for the same software-defined vehicle platform engagements that OI targets.
• Luxoft (DXC Technology): Provides automotive software engineering services, SDV integration and cockpit software for OEMs and Tier 1s — overlapping with OI's team-extension engineering services and SDV platform positioning.
• BlackBerry QNX: Provides the QNX real-time operating system and hypervisor that underpins many IVI and ADAS platforms globally. OI's DragonFire Pro/Ultra both run on QNX, and OI's founders came directly out of BlackBerry QNX's automotive concept-car work — making it the closest technical peer and a partner/competitor simultaneously.

Emerging players

• Green Hills Software: Specializes in safety- and security-critical RTOS and embedded development tools for automotive, aerospace and defense — competing with OI's QNX-based ASIL-B/C capable stacks, particularly in defense-related programs like MIL-V.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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