Current trends in automotive software architectures

Abstract

Cars have evolved a lot since their introduction and will evolve even more. Today's cars would not work without the software that is embedded in their electronics. Although the physical processes are often the same as in the cars' of the 1990s (combustion engines, servo steering), they become computer platforms and are able to "think" and drive autonomously. In this chapter we look into a few trends which shape automotive software engineering-autonomous driving, self-* systems, big data and new software engineering paradigms. We look into how these trends can shape the future of automotive software engineering.