Software Defined Vehicles Dummies Guide
Software Defined Vehicles Dummies Guide
by Brett McLaughlin
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................ 1
About This Book.................................................................................... 1
Icons Used in This Book........................................................................ 2
Beyond the Book................................................................................... 2
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CHAPTER 4: Looking Toward the Future of
Software-Defined Vehicles.................................................. 17
Viewing Current SDVs as a Starting Point......................................... 17
The current state of SDVs............................................................. 18
The future of SDVs......................................................................... 18
Collaborating to Improve Across the Automotive Industry........... 19
Viewing Standards as Innovation Enablement................................ 20
The role of standards in SDV development................................ 20
The benefits of standards-based development......................... 21
Modernizing Methodologies to Enable Vehicle Innovation........... 22
Simulating All Levels of SDVs............................................................. 22
Innovating at All Levels to Make SDVs Successful........................... 24
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Introduction
S
oftware-defined vehicles (SDVs) are revolutionizing the
automotive industry, akin to how smartphones transformed
personal communication and consumer device experiences.
As smartphones redefined mobile devices, SDVs are changing how
we interact with, maintain, and use our vehicles. Grasping the
principles and benefits of SDVs is crucial for staying ahead in
today’s fast-paced automotive world.
Introduction 1
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Icons Used in This Book
Throughout this book, you’ll encounter various distinctive icons
designed to highlight valuable information or emphasize points
that are particularly noteworthy. Here’s a brief overview of what
to anticipate:
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IN THIS CHAPTER
»» Understanding the early adoption of
software-defined vehicles (SDVs)
Chapter 1
Reinventing the
Automotive Industry
with Software-Defined
Vehicles
T
his chapter highlights the key capabilities driving the auto-
motive industry’s transformation. Staying informed and
adaptable to these changes is crucial to staying aligned with
the latest innovations and direction of the industry.
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Additionally, the convergence of automotive software and other
technologies, such as advanced connectivity, artificial intelli-
gence (AI), and advanced user interfaces, will further enhance the
capabilities of SDVs. This synergy will enable a new generation
of vehicles that are safer, more sustainable, and more enjoyable
to use.
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The future of automotive software lies in the capability to enhance
and upgrade vehicles over time. With the growing adoption of
SDVs, we should expect a shift toward more dynamic and adapta-
ble systems, allowing for a continuous improvement of the driving
experience. This transformation will revolutionize not only the
way drivers interact with their vehicles, but also how consumers
perceive their vehicles’ value and lifespan. It will also redefine the
relationship between vehicle manufacturers and vehicle owners;
one that becomes an ongoing relationship where new services are
offered to the owner on a subscription or ongoing basis.
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adaptive cruise control, and lane-keeping assistance, and, in
the future, will increase their functionality to deliver fully auto
nomous, driverless options.
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IN THIS CHAPTER
»» Investigating software’s role in the
innovation of software-defined vehicles
(SDVs)
Chapter 2
Examining the Software
in Software-Defined
Vehicles
I
n this chapter, we examine the integral role of software in SDVs
and its impact on the future of the automotive industry. We
explore how software has become the backbone of vehicles,
enabling a range of innovative features and functionalities, while
driving ongoing innovation through iterative development
processes. Additionally, we discuss the increasing demand for
autonomy and its influence on the need for SDVs, emphasizing
the critical nature of these vehicles in the evolving automotive
landscape.
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part of common vehicle hardware that used to be mechanical but
is now digital, like windows, hand brakes, and seat controls.
Iterative development is
driving innovation
An iterative development approach allows for continuous
improvement and adaptation based on user feedback and techno-
logical advancements. This includes:
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»» Collaborating with various stakeholders, including vehicle
manufacturers, suppliers, and end-users.
»» Leveraging cloud-based infrastructure for scalability and
flexibility.
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This represents a major shift in the way automotive applications
are developed, as they’re now utilizing mature developer ecosys-
tems as opposed to the traditional automotive software ecosystem.
For developers targeting SDVs, this provides innovation, flex-
ibility, productivity, and time-to-market benefits, alongside the
ability to scale and reuse software across automotive applications.
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IN THIS CHAPTER
»» Meeting the complex computing
requirements of software-defined
vehicles (SDVs) with hardware
Chapter 3
Designing the Future
of Software-Defined
Vehicles
T
he world of SDVs redefines vehicle design and shapes the
future of transportation. This requires adjustments in
thinking on interior and exterior designs, with a renewed
focus on the customer experience and a demand for more features
and functionality without increases in consumer costs.
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consolidated into domain controllers, which handle specific func-
tions and features in the vehicle, like in-vehicle-infotainment
(IVI), digital cockpit, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS)
and power, chassis, and body.
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»» Ensuring interiors are resilient to aging and wear and tear, as
electric vehicles (EVs) may increase the vehicle’s lifespan
»» Designing customizable interiors for vehicle-sharing services,
accommodating different user preferences
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These considerations are interdependent. The more functionality,
the greater the compute power; and as autonomy and safety rise
in perceived (and actual) value, that will affect the aesthetics of
the screen, from its placement to its size.
SDVs, along with all autonomous vehicles, will have rising safety
needs often mandated by different market regulations. Manufac-
turers and designers that think about safety before it is mandated
will be ahead of the game when additional safety features become
required.
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As is the case with the information display, there is a difficult bal-
ancing act that must occur between these needs and an extremely
high level of complexity and performance needs. Using standards,
architectures, and technologies that can cope with the scale of
future SDV systems and ensure agility, performance, and safety
will be critical to future success.
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Funding the future through thoughtful
manufacturing
Vehicle manufacturers are already adopting the following
strategies to provide added value to the consumer without dra-
matically increasing their costs, with SDVs helping to shorten the
development cycle to drive a quicker return on investment:
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IN THIS CHAPTER
»» Building collaboration across a
segmented industry
Chapter 4
Looking Toward the
Future of Software-
Defined Vehicles
S
DVs represent the next big evolution of vehicles in the auto-
motive industry. Because of this, they require new approaches
and must overcome fresh challenges. This chapter discusses
those challenges as we outline the opportunities associated with
the development and deployment of SDVs. It also discusses the
role of collaboration, standards, and modernization in the devel-
opment of SDVs.
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The current state of SDVs
It’s easy to believe that vehicles with advanced software are the
apex of what is possible. However, as the SDV market is still in the
fragmented early phase of development, there are still challenges
to their widespread adoption:
All of these factors will need to change for the SDV to become
mainstream.
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The other extreme is that the industry will work together, in at
least partial unison, allowing for SDV economies of scale and
more complex features to be achieved by vehicle manufacturers.
This will lead to rapid feature improvements and reduced costs.
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is governed by Arm, AWS, Red Hat, Continental, BOSCH, CARIAD,
SUSE, and Woven Planet. While still being developed, SOAFEE has
the potential to revolutionize the way that software is developed
for SDVs and allow vehicle manufacturers to provide unique cus-
tomer experiences for vehicle owners.
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Automotive software development uses industry standards
such as AUTOSAR (Automotive Open System Architecture)
and ASPICE (Automotive Software Process Improvement and
Capability Determination). Additionally, a significant amount
of vehicle software development must comply to ISO 26262, an
international standard for the functional safety of electrical and
electronic (EE) systems in vehicles. This requires a functional
safety development process from start to production and defines
an Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) that classifies the
severity of safety risk into four levels A,B,C,D. ASIL D is the most
severe as it relates to the potential for severely life-threatening or
fatal injuries in the event of a malfunction.
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Modernizing Methodologies to
Enable Vehicle Innovation
The transformation of the automotive industry by SDVs is creat-
ing exciting new opportunities for innovation, but also poses new
challenges. One of the biggest challenges is the need to modernize
the methodologies used to develop and manufacture vehicles.
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the software in a safe and controlled environment. This can
save companies time and money through avoiding the need
to build physical prototypes.
»» Improved quality: Simulations help to improve the quality
of the software by allowing vehicle manufacturers to test it
in a variety of scenarios. This helps to identify and address
potential problems early in the development process.
»» Increased safety: Simulations help to increase the safety of
SDVs by allowing vehicle manufacturers to test the software
in a variety of scenarios. This helps to identify and address
potential safety hazards early in the development process.
»» Increased speed to deployment: Through using simula-
tions, software development and testing can begin far earlier
in the design cycle while the vehicle and hardware are still
being developed.
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Innovating at All Levels to
Make SDVs Successful
Every single aspect, including collaboration, construction, devel-
oping, and simulation, requires a tremendous degree of innova-
tion. It’s the ability to create something that is new at all these
levels that will be key to any automotive suppliers’ success.
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Chapter 5
Five Key Takeaways to
Understand the Unique
Effect of Software-
Defined Vehicles
T
he software-defined vehicle (SDV) revolution is already under-
way and set to transform the automotive industry. This trans-
formation will require industry-wide collaboration,
standardization, and the embrace of new software methodologies
and architectural approaches.
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sensors to detect and avoid obstacles, and, in the future,
may even be able to communicate with each other
to coordinate their movements.
»» SDVs provide some of the most advanced convenience
features, which help make life easier for consumers. For
example, SDVs can be used for the personalization of driver
settings, diary management, and in-vehicle entertainment.
»» SDVs can be more efficient than traditional vehicles, which can
help save consumers money on fuel and maintenance costs.
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Without standardization, companies would have to spend time and
resources developing their own proprietary solutions and founda-
tions, which takes effort away from and stifles innovation. Stan-
dardization also helps to reduce costs and risks, as companies can
be confident that their products and services will work together.
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Alongside new software methodologies, the automotive indus-
try also needs to embrace new architectural approaches for SDVs.
Traditional automotive architectures are monolithic, meaning
that they are composed of a single, large piece of software. How-
ever, this approach is not scalable or adaptable, making it difficult
to update and maintain.
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