Modeling and analysis of automotive systems: Current approaches and future trends

The fierce competition among automotive manufacturers in introducing Advanced Driver Assist Systems (ADAS) and autonomous features has led to the explosive growth of the Electrical/Electronics (E/E) assets, including Software, in today's and future vehicles. The resource demand and quality requirements of these assets has increased consequently. Rigorous methodologies and tools are required for developing the E/E assets to meet the quality demands of these assets. This paper summarizes the current practices used in the industry for managing the development of these assets and discusses the future trends. The summary includes the description of three development strategies that are becoming important and critical, which are Model-driven Feature Development, Product Line Approach and Virtual Development and Integration of E/E architectures.