Software development sits at the core of SDV success and is already having a transformative impact on touchpoints across the automotive industry – from vehicle development to E/E platform evolution, through to how roles and responsibilities between automakers, enabling technologies, and the supplier ecosystem are evolving at large. As today’s vehicle software and software development practices continue to advance, it is essential that OEMs, suppliers, and automotive software developers understand how and where these practices can be elevated as they work towards the Software-Defined Vehicle of tomorrow.

Following the publishing of four industry-leading SBD publications around the SDV in 2023, this report takes a strategic look into how automotive OEMs, and the ecosystem around them, are specifically tackling the most critical software development challenges for the SDV. It understands how organizational and technical strategies can work to mutually optimize vehicle software development, while identifying both the capabilities of toolsets used today and the non-automotive software development trends that will impact the automotive value chain. At the same time, the report further identifies how automakers and their partners are leveraging the cloud, digital twin and DevOps tool kits to further accelerate SDV software development and ensure success.