Challenges for the European Automotive Software Industry

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

2. New challenges 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

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. 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 What are the key challenges for the industry ?AUTOSAR

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 promotingtechnologies that are still expensive. • Lead-free

6. S/W in automotive electronics 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 Summary