From conventional to software-defined vehicles

Modern-day megatrends such as automation are engendering more and more cross-domain functions that are finding their way into vehicles. Searching for answers to two problems – how to tame the complexity of these connected functions and manage new E/E architectures – engineers are veering from the component-oriented approach to development toward function-centered methods. Our end-to-end systems engineering services go to support your efforts to develop new functions and localize them in legacy E/E architecture. Whatever you have in mind – OTA, a vehicle strategy, or predictive maintenance – we help you achieve your goals for your software-defined vehicle.

What we do at a glance:

• Requirements engineering
• Model-based systems engineering (SPES2020, Harmony)
• Functional safety & cyber security
• Individual consulting on processes, methods and tools

With the advent of new services such as smartphone parking and in-car remote control for the home heating system and business models such as parcel delivery to parked vehicles, tomorrow’s car is going to be more than just a means of transportation. Cars will have to be equipped with innovative features to stand out in the crowd of competition. And software is the key to success in those stakes. We support you with customized software solutions and accompany you on the way to your software-defined vehicle.

Learn more about our solutions in these domains:

Automated Mobility
Electromobility
Connected Mobility

With so many connected software components from different vendors driving complexity, engineers have to come up with new platform-based concepts for the software-defined vehicle. The trick here is to remain independent and retain data sovereignty. And that takes central SDV.OS platforms, developed to purpose but based on established standards such as AUTOSAR.

However, there will always be gaps that need to be filled with individual modules tailored to the individual manufacturer’s requirements. We develop this middleware in compliance with current standards, tailoring it to your needs and supporting you on the path to your destination – an OEM car OS platform of your own SDV.

What we do at a glance:

• Middleware extensions
• Complex device driver
• AUTOSAR adaptive and classic platform

New integration, verification, and validation challenges are emerging with trending central E/E architecture. Various software components, some from different vendors, and interfaces to cloud services and HMI have to be integrated, verified, and validated on the central computer. As an platform-independent partner, we can help you with software integration at every level from applications and platforms to the central computer in the software-defined vehicle. On demand, we can also develop a custom integration environment based on the CI/CD toolchain.

What we do at a glance:

• Integration at all levels – from vehicle to the cloud (applications, middleware, cloud services)
• Verification & validation
• Development of a custom, CI/CD-based integration platform
• Supplier management

In recent years, the automotive industry has undergone a shift towards software-defined vehicles. The cloud plays an essential role in modern vehicle architectures, as it ensures connectivity of systems, enhances the driving experience and optimizes processes. We are your partner for bringing vehicle functions to the cloud and enabling cloud-based and data-driven software development. Thanks to our many years of cross-sector experience, we support our customers with customized end-to-end cloud and data engineering solutions.

What we do at a glance:

• Efficient development of data pipelines
• Development of Machine Learning pipline frameworks
• Creation of cloud-based AI systems for pattern recognition, integration of MLOps and DevOps
• Customized cloud infrastructure
• Cloud-native applications
• Connectivity, monitorinig and management of IoT devices in the cloud
• Edge computing solutions