New mobility is built on software

In the future, software will define a customer’s experience of a car and be the driver for differentiating brands and model ranges. Throughout its entire lifecycle, the vehicle can be optimized with new services and functions via software updates, customizing it to the driver’s needs. This opens up new digital business models for OEMs, fleet operators, and service providers.

At ETAS, we pave the way for you. With an integrated solution platform and development tools for the software-defined vehicle.

Cloud-based software development toolchains, covering all relevant automotive-specific tools and processes and easy-to-use embedded development environments:

• Embedded development toolchain for ASW/BSW (including third-party tools)
• Safety & ADAS/AD development toolchain for ASW/BSW
• Vehicle edge development toolchain (including third-party tools)
• Pre-SOP-domain & development services End-to-end verification and validation toolchain

Components of the operating system for the software-defined vehicle:

• AUTOSAR classic & adaptive
• ADAS/AD middleware
• Vehicle edge middleware
• OS and hypervisors for safety
• In-vehicle cybersecurity solutions

Data-driven deployment, operation and computing platform services:

• OTA and data services
• Cloud plattform services
• Cloud core services
• Backend cybersecurity solutions

While software natives and electric vehicle players may be farther along than others, now is a good time for all automotive OEMs to see what they can learn with a little hindsight. In this white paper, we explore five common approaches to the software-defined vehicle, examine the successes and challenges, and look at the current state of development and implementation. It also includes comprehensive solutions from strategy to development and testing by the consulting firm Kearney and ETAS.

Cybersecurity is a key enabler of the software-defined vehicle. With the SDV in its connected ecosystem, the attack surface and potential for damage will increase exponentially. Above all, the cybersecurity of the SDV will determine the success of your new software-based business models.

Read our white paper to learn how to manage SDV cyber risks across the entire vehicle lifecycle, connected ecosystem, and software supply chain.

The whitepaper outlines the usage of TSN (Time Sensitive Networking) for in-vehicle Ethernet networks, describes an in-vehicle QoS (Quality of Service) framework for TSN, and indicates TSN-related use cases for Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV) in context of development and operational (DevOps) lifecycle phases. Such a powerful in-vehicle communication system with the ability in support of dynamic changes requires dedicated control, operation, and management support, not only in the offboard area of a vehicle, particularly also vehicle onboard. The Software-Defined Networking (SDN) pattern could satisfy such architectural requirements.

You need to shift your software development into higher gears to make the SDV a reality. Software delivery performance is key to succeed in the race for future mobility. It allows you to integrate innovation faster and keeps vehicles competitive and up to date. With the solutions in our SDV portfolio, you can accelerate your software development using four key methods:

• ECU virtualization
• Containerization
• Cloud-based development toolchains
• Abstraction of hardware and underlying software layers

ETAS is a founding member of the "Software-Defined Vehicle Working Group" of the Eclipse Foundation, one of the world's largest open-source communities. Using a “code first” approach, the goal is to build one of the automotive industry’s first ever software stacks, along with associated development tools, for the core functions of a software-defined vehicle. These solutions will be made available to any company that wishes to use them for their own vehicle development.