• Integration Software in the loop and hardware in the loop for SDV architectures

The transition to the software-defined vehicle is changing the way in which automotive software is developed - and tested. Validating ECUs in vehicle prototypes and Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulators, as is often the case today, is no longer sufficient. Software-in-the-loop (SIL) as a purely software-based test environment is playing an increasingly important role and will be crucial to shorten the time-to-market of new functionalities. Nevertheless, traditional test environments will remain important. A holistic validation strategy must therefore consider all steps: from pure functional tests to the validation of the entire vehicle architecture. And it must use the test platforms that are suitable for the validation task in question. SIL and HIL must therefore be highly integrated and interact smoothly. The presentation shows how these challenges can be tackled.

• Delivering binary equivalence while mapping multiple architecture types to server processors
• Ensuring mixed criticality freedom from interference
• Integration with existing cloud and on-prem flows

• Virtualization as a Driver for Automotive Transformation
• Application in Smart Cockpit HPC Project
• Technological Solution

• Harmonizing Standards for the Future of Software Defined Vehicles
• Collaborative Synergy: The SDV Alliance‘s Unified Vision for Software Defined Vehicles

• Collaboration: interdependencies between hardware and software (vendors) and key aspects for successful system integration
• Technology: comparison of (software) separation technologies and how they impact system security

This presentation will start with a short overview of the security implications the Software-Defined Vehicle brings to the industry. We will present our recommendation on how to address these issues on a technical level and within the supply-chain. On the latter we will outline the importance of collaboration when choosing the right SoC vendor and/or OS or middleware provider – including an industry example for a system solution. On the technical level the presentation will compare different separation technologies and their impact on attack surfaces, ECU consolidation and system performance.

• What lies beyond AUTOSAR

The performance controllers of Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs) feature robust operating systems, which are either Linux-based or commercial off-the-shelf real-time operating systems. The current standard for the middleware used between applications and operating systems is AUTOSAR Adaptive. Despite continuous development since its initial release in March 2017, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier-1 suppliers have had to address its shortcomings to meet their specific requirements. Consequently, software architecture design and integration have become exceedingly complex and laborious, leading to high costs. The approach of in-house development ("Corporate OS") has consumed substantial resources and finances, yet it has failed to produce any distinctive products. As a result, the industry is in search of a widely available, comprehensive solution to the middleware challenge. This presentation outlines the various challenges, both functional and non-functional, and offers potential pathways to a sustainable solution, with a view towards programs slated for production by 2030.