Arrow Electronics (NYSE: ARW) announced the launch of Digital Test Drive, a cloud-based remote engineering service designed to help technology developers evaluate hardware without physical access to equipment.

The service provides users with secure web access to pre-configured virtual machines that connect directly to physical development boards housed in Arrow's engineering labs. Users can remotely control evaluation kits, access software environments, run tests and view results in real time through the cloud-based platform.

Digital Test Drive aims to address common development challenges including kit availability, shipping delays, customs paperwork and complex setup procedures. The service allows individual users and distributed teams to test hardware without requiring physical shipment of equipment.

"Digital Test Drive helps remove the delays and complexity that slow product development," said Murdoch Fitzgerald, chief growth officer of global services for Arrow's global components business. "There's no shipping, no setup and fewer up-front costs — just instant access to the tools engineering teams need to work more efficiently."

The new service supplements Arrow's existing Test Drive program, which allows customers to borrow physical hardware for on-site evaluation for up to 28 days. Arrow also provides workshops, training, product demonstrations and technical support through the platform.

Arrow Electronics reported 2025 sales of $31 billion and provides technology solutions to manufacturers and service providers across multiple industries.