For over 20 years, Pillar Technology has been a leading software consulting firm specializing in experienced challenges within the embedded systems development space””automotive, aviation, medical, agriculture, smart home, you name it. Over time, Pillar took note that their skills were being utilized in a predominantly hardware-based environment. They noticed a gap in how projects were getting done, and decided to fill that gap with a speed-to-market, cost-efficient solution. Pillar needed a new testing process that wasn’t constrained by the availability of hardware””test-driven development that can be executed on 100% software simulated, virtual hardware. So, they created it. Like most industry game changers, LOOP came to life out of necessity. It’s software that tests software’s compatibility with hardware, even before they have the chance to meet””stopping problems before they can become one.