1. Challenges for the European Automotive Software Industry
Viewpoint of a safety supplier
28th April 2010
Franck Lesbroussart

2. What Trends do we see ? Integration of functions
Functionalities are expanding
Multiple ECU are installed in the vehicles driving up issues :
How to connect all these ECU ?
How to coordinate their actions ?
How to reduce weight ?
How to master complexity ?
Who has system responsibility ?
Our vision : Domain Controlers
Centralize intelligence and complexity
Is an integration platform that will accept 3rd party software
Open architecture based on AUTOSAR
S/W will differenciate OEMs
Integration
in domain
controlers
New challenges

3. What Trends do we see ? Integration of functions
Development of Driver Assistance
Why ?
Creates value for the end customer
Improves safety through significant not intrusive help
Technology is available
We just start to see the possibilities
Future will bring new functions based on fusion of sensors (radars, cameras, GPS, etc..) and will take control of the vehicle for further safety improvements
Drives
Complexity & power need (CPU)
Software predominence
Creates issues of
Functional safety, validation, certification of functionalities
Regulation of functions, Recognition of benefits
New challenges

4. What are the key challenges for the industry ? AUTOSAR
Advantages
European companies initiative
Standard that drives
Clear architecture
Reusability
Easier system partionning
Solving of most common industry problems
Allow to focus on new functions
A clear benefit for the OEMs long term
Difficulties
Technology gap
Limited knowledge across the industry
Change in development processes
Need to migrate existing legacy products
Deployement occurs now
Difficulty to find trained knowledgeable people in Europe. Immature technology
MCALs not available for key H/W components
Changes on-going in the OEM operating systems
Tools not all at the required level
Not yet interoperability of tools
Licensing model
Tier1 more dependant on 3rd party S/W
Drives cost-up for the suppliers
Engineering
H/W

5. What are the key challenges for the industry ? Regulations
Safety is a major concern for the end customer, for our governments, for our industry
How are these features regulated, evaluated ?
They’re not. This is a market driven approach
For safety, EuroNCAP is the most significant “regulation” body
But, each supplier, each OEM is defining their own way based on their view & interpretation of accident data. We end up with multiple different interpretations making it more difficult to come to a standard
How are the ADAS features assessed, certified ?
Sometimes regulations are also show stoppers
eCALL regulation delayed, delayed, delayed …
RADAR UWB frequency allocation in Europe, different from the rest of the world and promoting technologies that are still expensive.
Lead-free

6. Summary S/W in automotive electronics Industry model is changing
Importance and complexity making a big step forward with integration, Autosar, development of more and more advanced safety functions taking more and more automatic control of the vehicle
Huge increase in workload and complexity
Industry model is changing
Opportunity to create new jobs, with skilled resources to develop and certify these systems
Threat to put these jobs outside of EC with a doom loop effect of loss of knowledge and ownership long term
How can EC help ?
Make decisions (example : e-Call )
Consult industry on feasibility and timing for regulations (ex: lead-free, radar)
Support to the universities to create European automotive industry S/W engineers
Support innovations and creative technologies aimed at improving safety and solving environmental issues, as well as the infrastructure that goes around these technologies