Rational automotive industry solutions

In-vehicle electronic systems with embedded software are widely recognized as one of the biggest sources of innovation in the automotive industry.

In fact, some analysts estimate that 90% of all innovation in passenger cars will be enabled by electronics. And of that 90%, nearly 80% will be powered by embedded software.

From the windshield wipers to the powertrain, from the dashboard to the transmission, everything depends upon Electric/Electronic (E/E) systems controlled by embedded software.

Though their value is undeniable, getting these critical electronic systems developed in time, on budget, and within required quality standards is often a challenge.

System and software complexity are growing exponentially as cross-domain functionalities, such as active cruise control and others, add intricacy. There is also an increasing need to demonstrate compliance with various standards and regulations, such as those for safety and emission levels.

To stay competitive, organizations must improve the accuracy and efficiency of their software development processes. Software and system engineering skills are critical.

The IBM® automotive systems and software delivery platform offers a solution for the analysis, architecture, design, implementation, and testing of electronic systems and their embedded software.

This solution helps you create higher quality embedded systems more efficiently by:

• Increasing communication and collaboration between various—often geographically distributed—project disciplines and project teams

• Automating best practices throughout the E/E and Electronic Control Unit (ECU) development lifecycle

• Offering an iterative, top-down, approach to help ensure the delivered E/E system and ECUs correspond with project concepts, requirements, and specifications

• Enabling reuse of key systems and components through the support of open architectures, such as AUTOSAR

• Leveraging best-of-class, cross-discipline, product lifecycle management approaches, such as MDSD, integrated product change management, product portfolio management, and requirements engineering