As the automotive industry embarks on a software-defined future, a vision pursued by many OEMs is to be able to develop software with the agility and flexibility described in the above narrative, delivering functionality incrementally into the vehicle with no compromise on quality or safety.
A cloud-native approach, able to preserve automotive-specific characteristics in terms of functional safety concepts and real-time execution, is key to creating such a software-centric ecosystem with modern digital services and in-vehicle user-friendly applications. With innovative and efficient workflows, it’s an approach that enables more developers to be involved in the development process. It also enables automotive companies to shorten development time and achieve the agility needed to rapidly evolve and update features to meet the pace of modern consumer expectations.