Software-Defined Vehicles

Connectivity in Software-Defined Vehicles

Across the world, OEMs are investing heavily in the race to launch electric, connected and autonomous vehicles. Yet despite their efforts, the market is not progressing as quickly as expected. As manufacturers are learning, simply adding in-house capacity does not necessarily accelerate progress. Instead, a complete architectural revolution is required, centered on the concept of the software-defined vehicle (SDV).

This software-driven approach must perform in a way that guarantees performance, scalability, safety and data-centric communications.  Transitioning to a software-defined vehicle is massively complex, requiring a combination of modern architectures and a guaranteed interoperability with legacy technologies to fulfill the need for high-performing connected domains.

In the scope of modern architectures, the software-defined vehicle transition has given rise to next generation electrical/electronic (next gen E/E) zonal architectures. This shift helps to consolidate vehicle computing capabilities for optimized cost, power distribution, security, flexibility and weight.