2023年汽车软件开发现状-2023 State of Automotive Software Development Report

STATEOF

AUTOMOTIVESOFTWARE

REPORT

DEVELOPMENT

2023

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2023StateofAutomotiveSoftwareDevelopmentReport

INTRODUCTION

Welcometothe2023Stateof

AutomotiveSoftwareDevelopmentReport!

Thisyear,400automotivedevelopmentprofessionalsaroundtheworldprovidedresponsestoquestionsregardingcurrentpracticesandemergingtrendswithintheautomotivesoftwareindustry.

Withthecontinuedgrowthinthedevelopmentofelectricandsemi-autonomousvehicles,aswellasthesubsequentincreaseinsoftwarecomponents,ourfindingscontinuetoshowthatsecurityisasimportantassafetyasamajorconcern.Thisisreflectedintheincreasingrequirementstocomplywithsecuritystandards.

Thecurrentstateoftheglobaleconomy(andrelatedinflationandsupplychainconditions)alsomeansthatmaintainingindustrycompetitivenessandmaximizingexistingresourcesareofgreatimportancetoautomotivesoftware

developersin2023.Aspartofthesestrategies,ourfindingsshowthatarecurringchallengeforautomotivedevelopersthisyearishiringnewtalent,aswellastrainingexistingtalentonsafetyandsecuritybestpractices.

Bymaximizingresourcesandtalent,automotivecompaniescanremaincompetitiveinanever-changingmarketinwhichmorestartupsandestablishedorganizationsaredevelopingelectricandsemi-autonomousvehiclesandcomponentsthaneverbefore.

Wehopethisinformationwillhelpyourdevelopmentteaminnovatefasterandimprovequality—whilemaintainingcomplianceforsafetyandsecurity.

Thankyoutoeveryonewhoparticipatedinthesurvey!

JillBritton

DirectorofCompliance

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

WHATARETHETOPCONCERNSIMPACTINGAUTOMOTIVESOFTWAREDEVELOPMENT? 4

TheLeadingMarketChallengesof2023inAutomotiveSoftwareDevelopment 4

TheLeadingConcernsinAutomotiveSoftwareandTechnologyDevelopment 8

Safety 9

Security 14

Quality 18

Testing 22

TeamProductivity 24

AREASOFAUTOMOTIVESOFTWAREDEVELOPMENT 26

AutomotiveDevelopmentFocus 26

Adoption&ImplementationofShift-Left 27

Recalls&Vulnerabilities 30

AutomotiveSoftwareSecurity 32

HOWMUCHAREDEVELOPERSTRULYAFFECTEDBYELECTRIC,

AUTONOMOUS,SEMI-AUTONOMOUS,ANDCONNECTEDVEHICLES? 34

ElectricVehicleDevelopmentContinuestoRampUp 34

LeadingConcernsAboutElectricVehicleDevelopment 37

AutonomousVehiclesAre(Still)Coming 38

ConnectedVehiclesHaveBecometheNorm 39

LeadingAutonomous,Semi-Autonomous,andConnectedVehiclesConcerns 41

WHYSTANDARDS-COMPLIANTSOFTWAREREMAINSVITALFORAUTOMOTIVESOFTWARE 42

ISO26262IsStillKey 42

ISO/SAE21434HighlightstheGrowingNeedforSoftwareSecurity 45

SOTIF(ISO/PAS21448)ContinuestobeImportant 48

LeadingChallengesinProvingCompliance 51

KeyCodingStandardsforAutomotiveSoftwareDevelopment 54

HOWDEVELOPMENTTEAMSMANAGETHEIRWORK 56

C&C++AreStilltheMostCommonlyUsedProgrammingLanguages 56

TeamsAreLeveragingFasterMethodsandProcesses 58

LeadingChallengesinManagingHardware,Software,andCodeAssets 59

HowArtificialIntelligenceandMachineLearningHaveImpactedAutomotiveDesign 63

WhichSoftwareToolsDevelopmentTeamsAreUsing 67

LeadingBenefitsofDevelopmentTools 67

WHYSTATICANALYSISREMAINSESSENTIALFORAUTOMOTIVESOFTWAREDEVELOPMENT 68

ABOUTTHESURVEY—APPENDIX 69

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WHATARETHETOPCONCERNS

IMPACTINGAUTOMOTIVE

SOFTWAREDEVELOPMENT?

TheLeadingMarketChallengesof2023

inAutomotiveSoftwareDevelopment

2023MARKETCONDITIONS

Ofallthemarketconditionsthathavemostimpactedautomotiveorganizations,theglobaleconomywasaleadingconcernamongrespondents(28%).Relatedconditionsofinflation,theshifttoaremoteorhybridworkforce,supplychainchallenges,andchipshortageswerealsorankedashighconcerns(each15%).

Notable“other”responsesincluded“education—workforcedevelopment”and“risingsalaryfordevelopers.”Thisfocusonhiring,retaining,andeducatingtoptalentisinterestingbecause,asweseeinthenextsection,notonlydid17%ofrespondentschoose“educatingexistingtalent”asatopchallenge,butan“other”responsealsomentionedtheemphasisonhiringnewtalent.

WHATMARKETCONDITIONSHAVEMOSTIMPACTEDSOFTWAREDEVELOPMENT

FORYOURORGANIZATION?

4%

Other

8%

28%

GlobalEconomy

OngoingConflictinUkraine

15%

ChipShortage

15%

Inflation

15%

SupplyChainChallenges

15%

ShiitoRemote/HybridWorkforce

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9%30%10%13%19%17%

32%21%15%12%13%

10%31%17%21%10%8%

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OVERVIEW—ORGANIZATIONTYPE

Whenlookingatthemarketconditionsbyorganizationtype,chipshortageswerealargerconcernforOEMs(25%)

thantheglobaleconomy,comparedtoTier1-3organizations.BecauseOEMsmanufacturevehicleequipmentand

hardware,chipshortageswoulddirectlyaffecttheirbottomline,whereastheotherorganizationtypeswouldbemoreaffectedbytheeconomyintermsofpricingchanges,servicesrequired,andmore.

OEM

Tier1

Tier2

Tier3

3%

12%18%18%10%14%25%

2%

5%2%

3%

OngoingconflictinUkraine

■Globaleconomy

■Inflation

■Shiitoremote/hybridworkforce

■Supplychainchallenges

■Chipshortages

Other

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2023LEADINGCHALLENGES

Automotiveorganizationsarefacinguniquechallengesthisyear.Respondentsweremostconcernedabout

“maintainingindustrycompetitiveness”(38%)and“maximizingexistingresources”(26%).Seventeenpercentof

respondentsalsoexpressedthat“educatingexistingtalent”isachallengetheyarefocusingonin2023,followedby“mitigatingsoftwarerecalls”(10%)and“makingcomplianceeasier”(6%).

“Other”leadingchallengeanswersincludedcomplianceconcernsaswellas“hiringnewtalenttomeettheupcomingprojectdemands,”highlightingtheimportanceofretainingexistingtalentandbringinginnewtalent,inadditionto

educatingthem.

WHATCHALLENGESWILLYOURORGANIZATIONFOCUSONIN2023?

3%

Other

6%

Easier

MakingCompliance

10%

MitigatingSoiwareRecalls

17%

EducatingExistingTalent

26%

38%

MaintainingIndustry

Competitiveness

MaximizingExistingResources

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OVERVIEW—ORGANIZATIONTYPE

Whenlookingatthechallengesbyorganizationtype,allrespondentsweremostconcernedaboutmaintainingindustrycompetitiveness.Tier3organizationsweremoreconcernedthanothersaboutmitigatingsoftwarerecalls(22%)

andmakingcomplianceeasier(14%),whileOEMsweremoreconcernedthanotherorganizationsaboutmaximizing

existingresources(33%).Tier2organizationsweremoreconcernedthanothersabouteducatingexistingtalent(23%).

6%3%

OEM33%10%40%8%

2%

Tier123%12%52%9%2%

5%

Tier228%23%29%15%

Tier314%21%29%22%14%

Maximizingexistingresources

■Educatingexistingtalent

■Maintainingindustrycompetitiveness

■Mitigatingsoiwarerecalls

■Makingcomplianceeasier

Other

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TheLeadingConcernsinAutomotiveSoftware

andTechnologyDevelopment

Weidentifiedfivekeyareasofconcerninautomotivesoftwaredevelopment:

1.Safety

2.Security

3.Quality

4.Testing

5.TeamProductivity

Basedonthecollectedresults,safetyremainsthetopconcern;however,safetywasselectedby30%ofrespondents,whichisadecreaseof12%overlastyear,whilequalityshowedaslightincreaseof4%.Inaddition,testingwasselectedby11%oftherespondents,whichisanincreaseof57%overlastyear.

WHATISYOURBIGGESTCONCERNINAUTOMOTIVESOFTWARE

ANDTECHNOLOGYDEVELOPMENTTODAY?

30%Safety

34%—2022

27%

Security

27%—2022

26%Quality

25%—2022

11%

Testing

7%—2022

6%

TeamProductivity

7%—2022

Safetyremainsthetopconcernin

automotivesoftwaredevelopment,

followedcloselybysecurityandquality.

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Safety

OVERVIEW—GENERAL

30%ofthosesurveyedcitedsafetyastheirtopconcerninautomotivesoftwaredevelopment.Whencomparedtolastyear’sreport,thereareseveralnotableshifts.

Thisyearsawanoticeableshiftintopsafetyconcerns,withthetopconcernbeinglesscenteredaroundcustomer

expectationsforcompliancetoacodingstandardandmoredirectedtodemonstratingfunctionalsafetycompliance.Respondentswhostated“itisdifficult(andtime-consuming)tofulfilleveryISO26262requirement”increasedslightlyfrom45%to47%.Meanwhile,“ourcustomersexpectustocomplywithasafecodingstandard”decreasedfrom

46%in2022to34%in2023.ThisdecreasemaydemonstrateshiftingexpectationsthatsuppliersmeetISO26262requirements,ratherthanjustcomplyingtoacodingstandard.

Inparallel,the“[struggle]toensuresafetyacrossthesupplychain”increasedby111%foratotalof19%.Astherearemoresuppliersfortheincreasednumberofcomponents,coordinatingsafetyrequirementscanbecomeachallenge,especiallywhensomesuppliersarenewtothisarea.

WHICHBESTDESCRIBESYOURSAFETYCONCERNS?

19%

Wearestrugglingto

ensuresafetyaccrossthe

supplychain.

9%—2022

34%

Ourcustomersexpectusto

complywithasafecoding

standard(e.g.,MISRA).

46%—2022

47%

Itisdifficult(and

time-consuming)to

fulfilleveryISO26262

requirement.

45%—2022

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OVERVIEW—ORGANIZATIONSIZE

Respondentsfromorganizationsofeverysizesaidthat“[fulfilling]everyISO26262requirement”wasachallenge,

particularlyforLarge(61%)andEnterprise(62%)organizations.Medium-sizedorganizationsvoicedthehighest

percentageofcustomerdemandtocomplywithsafetycodingstandardsat38%,whilesmall-sizedorganizationshadthehighestpercentageof“strugglingtoensuresafetyacrossthesupplychain”at27%.

Small(Lessthan100employees)37%36%27%

Medium(101-999employees)Large(1000+employees)

Enterprise(10,000+employees)

38%

41%

21%

26%13%

61%

7%

62%

31%

Itisdifficult(andtime-consuming)tofulfill

everyISO26262requirement.

Ourcustomersexpectustocomplywith

asafecodingstandard(e.g.,MISRA).

Wearestrugglingtoensuresafetyacross

thesupplychain.

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NorthAmerica

Europe/UK

MiddleEast

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OVERVIEW—REGION

Whenexaminingthecollectedresponsesbyregion,75%oftheLatinAmericaregionrespondedthatitisdifficult(andtime-consuming)tofulfilleveryISO26262requirement,thehighestamongallregions,butLatinAmericaalsohad0%ofrespondentsconcernedaboutensuringsafetyacrossthesupplychain.

TheEurope/UKregionhadthesecondhighestnumberofrespondentsstrugglingtofulfilleveryISO26262

requirement(52%)andalsothesecondhighestnumberstrugglingtoensuresafetyacrossthesupplychain(27%).

47%36%17%

52%

27%

21%

56%

33%

11%

Africa

Asia

Oceania

LatinAmerica

43%

57%

36%36%28%

N/A

25%

75%

Itisdifficult(andtime-consuming)tofulfill

everyISO26262requirement.

Ourcustomersexpectustocomplywith

asafecodingstandard(e.g.,MISRA).

Wearestrugglingtoensuresafety

acrossthesupplychain.

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OVERVIEW—COUNTRY

IntheEurope/UKregion,Germanyhadthehighestnumberofrespondentswithcustomerexpectationstocomplywithasafecodingstandard(56%)comparedtoothercountries.OthercountriesweremoreconcernedaboutfulfillingISO26262requirementsandensuringsafetyacrossthesupplychain.

Germany44%56%

UK50%50%

France50%25%25%

Sweden100%

Norway50%50%

Italy67%33%

Itisdifficult(andtime-consuming)tofulfill

everyISO26262requirement.

Ourcustomersexpectustocomplywith

asafecodingstandard(e.g.,MISRA).

Wearestrugglingtoensuresafety

acrossthesupplychain.

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60%

40%

33%

44%

23%

33%

67%

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OVERVIEW—AUTOMOTIVEDEVELOPMENTFOCUS

ExpectationsfromcustomerstocomplywithsafecodingstandardsaregreaterforsomeautomotivedevelopmentareasincludingLiDAR,DealerManagement,ConnectedCarandV2X,andSupplyChain.Atthesametime,SupplyChainrankshigherthantheotherareasinthe“[struggle]toensuresafetyacrossthesupplychain.”

ChassisandSafety(ElectricPowerSteering[EPS],Brakes,andAirbags)

ECU/ECM

Powertrain(non-EV)AD/AutonomousDrive

EVCharging

AccessControlandComfortSystemsADAS/DriverAssistanceInfotainmentSystems

LIDAR

ConnectedCarandV2X

HybridElectricControlSystems(HEV/EV)

InstrumentClusters/HVAC/LightingDealerManagementDiagnostic

Manufacturing

SupplyChain

N/A

44%

44%

12%

3%

56%

41%

4%

33%

63%

53%

39%

8%

50%

30%

20%

6%

44%

50%

52%

31%

17%

35%

47%

18%

46%

54%

50%

38%

12%

47%

37%

16%

42%

50%

8%

33%

67%

70%15%15%

Itisdifficult(andtime-consuming)tofulfill

everyISO26262requirement.

Ourcustomersexpectustocomplywith

asafecodingstandard(e.g.,MISRA).

Wearestrugglingtoensuresafety

acrossthesupplychain.

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Security

OVERVIEW—GENERAL

27%ofthosethatwesurveyedcitedsecurityastheirtopconcerninautomotivesoftwaredevelopment.Whencomparedtolastyear’sreport,thereareseveralnoticeableshifts.

Thetopconcernregarding“unauthorizedaccesstoon-board/off-boardsystems”in2023sawamarkedincreaseof66%foratotalof53%.

Becausesecurebestpracticesarenowanintegralpartofthesoftwaredevelopmentlifecycle,otherconcernshavelargelybeenreduced.Therefore,“unauthorizedaccesstoon-board/off-boardsystems”islikelynowtheonlymajorconcern.

Concernsover“[enforcing]securecodingpractices”decreasedby41%foratotalof20%.“Securitytesting[taking]

toomuchtime”decreasedby63%foratotalof3%,andteams“[lacking]theskillsneededtocombatsecuritythreats”decreasedby8%foratotalof24%.Onepossiblereasonforthesedeclinesisthatmorecompaniesarenowrequiredtoenforcesecurecodingpracticesandthereforesecurityisbecomingbakedinfromthestart,soitislessofaconcerninthedevelopmentlifecycle.

WHICHBESTDESCRIBESYOURSECURITYCONCERNS?

3%

Securitytestingtakes

toomuchtime—itslows

downdevelopment.

8%—2022

20%

Itisdifficulttoenforce

securecodingpractices.

34%—2022

24%

Ourdevelopmentteam

lackstheskillsneededto

combatsecuritythreats.

26%—2022

53%

Weareconcerned

withunauthorized

accesstoon-board/

off-boardsystems.

32%—2022

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OVERVIEW—REGION

Whenlookingatthecollectedresponsesbyregion,respondentsinAsiaweremostconcernedwith“unauthorized

accesstoon-board/off-boardsystems”at67%,followedbytheEurope/UKregionat64%.RespondentsfromtheLatinAmericaregionweremostconcernedabout“security[testing]takingtoomuchtime”(100%).

3%

NorthAmerica43%25%29%

2%

Europe/UK64%20%14%/

MiddleEast67%33%

Africa

Asia

Oceania

LatinAmerica

34%33%33%

67%17%16%

100%

100%

Weareconcernedwithunauthorizedaccess

toon-board/off-boardsystems.

Ourdevelopmentteamlackstheskills

neededtocombatsecuritythreats.

Itisdifficulttoenforce

securecodingpractices.

Securitytestingtakestoomuchtime—

itslowsdowndevelopment.

Regionsacrosstheglobehavedistinctsecurityconcerns,andeachonecanbeeffectivelyaddressedthroughtheimplementationofasecuresoftwaredevelopmentlifecycle.

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OVERVIEW—RESPONDENTEXPERIENCELEVEL

Automotivesoftwareprofessionalswithlessthan1yearofexperiencearemoreworriedabout“securitytesting[taking]toomuchtime”thanthosewithmoreexperience.Thissuggeststhatmoreexperiencedpersonnelbetterunderstandthevalueofsecuritytestingtocombatthethreats.

Lessthan1year50%33%17%

7%

1-3years54%39%

3%

3-5years67%13%17%

3%

5-10years66%14%17%

Morethan10years50%30%20%

Weareconcernedwithunauthorizedaccess

toon-board/off-boardsystems.

Ourdevelopmentteamlackstheskills

neededtocombatsecuritythreats.

Itisdifficulttoenforce

securecodingpractices.

Securitytestingtakestoomuchtime—

itslowsdowndevelopment.

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70%

9%21%

73%

9%15%

71%

14%15%

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OVERVIEW—AUTOMOTIVEDEVELOPMENTFOCUS

Whenlookingatthecollectedresponsesbyautomotivedevelopmentfocus,“[concernsaboutthe]unauthorizedaccesstoon-board/off-boardsystems”isthishighestforLiDAR(81%),InfotainmentSystems(73%),andAccessControlandComfortSystems(70%).Thisisnotsurprisingsincethissoftwareinteractsdirectlywiththeend-userasopposedtoaninternalcomponent.

The“[difficultiesenforcing]securecodingpractices”isatopconcernamongrespondentsinHybridElectricControl

Systems(HEV/EV)(57%).AsHEVandEVsystemsaremorerecentplayersinthisdevelopmentspace,theymaynothavetheexperiencetounderstandhowtocomplywithsecurecodingstandardsandbestpractices.Usingatrustedstatic

analysistoolcanhelpensuresecuritycompliancetoindustrystandards.

ChassisandSafety(ElectricPowerSteering[EPS],Brakes,andAirbags)

ECU/ECM

Powertrain(non-EV)AD/AutonomousDrive

EVCharging

AccessControlandComfortSystemsADAS/DriverAssistanceInfotainmentSystems

LIDAR

ConnectedCarandV2X

HybridElectricControlSystems(HEV/EV)

InstrumentClusters/HVAC/LightingDealerManagementDiagnostic

Manufacturing

SupplyChain

31%15%46%8%

36%19%45%

52%17%31%

4%

23%13%

60%

40%

33%

27%

42%

37%

21%

3%

4%4%

11%

81%

43%

36%

21%

29%57%14%

44%

33%

23%

55%18%27%

12%38%38%12%

43%29%14%14%

Weareconcernedwithunauthorizedaccess

toon-board/off-boardsystems.

Ourdevelopmentteamlackstheskills

neededtocombatsecuritythreats.

Itisdifficulttoenforce

securecodingpractices.

Securitytestingtakestoomuchtime—

itslowsdowndevelopment.

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Quality

OVERVIEW—GENERAL

26%ofthosesurveyedcitedqualityastheirtopconcerninautomotivesoftwaredevelopment.Whencomparedtolastyear’sreport,thereareafewslightshifts.

“Ourcodebaseistoocomplex”decreasedby6%foratotalof32%.Meanwhile,“itisdifficulttoenforcecodingbestpractices”increasedby14%,alsoforatotalof32%.

“Ourtestingeffortsarenotexhaustive—andwedonothavetimetotestmore”remainedthesameoverlastyearat25%.However,“peercodereviewsareinconsistent”decreasedby15%.

Theseresultsindicatethatinternalcodereviewprocessesarebecomingmorestreamlined,andthereforereducingthecomplexityofthecodebase,andalsothattheprocesseshavetobeupdatedtoincludecomplyingwithstandards.

WHICHBESTDESCRIBESYOURQUALITYCONCERNS?

11%

Peercodereviews

areinconsistent.

32%

OurCodebaseistoocomplex.

34%—2022

13%—2022

25%

Ourtestingeffortsarenot

exhaustive—andwedo

nothavetimetotestmore.

25%—2022

32%

Itisdifficulttoenforce

codingbestpractices.

28%—2022

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OVERVIEW—RESPONDENTEXPERIENCELEVEL

Respondentswithlessthan1yearofexperienceweremostconcernedwiththecodebasebeingtoocomplex(55%),whilethosewithmorethan10yearsofexperiencedweremostconcernedabouttheirtestingeffortsnotbeing

exhaustive,andnothavingtimetotestmore(39%).

Respondentswith3-5yearsofexperience(55%)and5-10yearsofexperience(53%)weremostconcernedaboutenforcingcodingbestpractices.Theseresultsindicatethat,withexperience,comesgreaterunderstandingoftherequirementstoproducequalitycode.

Lessthan1year55%36%9%

1-3years33%17%33%17%

3-5years27%55%9%9%

5-10years24%53%12%11%

Morethan10years30%17%39%14%

Ourcodebaseis

toocomplex.

Itisdifficulttoenforce

codingbestpractices.

Ourtestingeffortsarenotexhaustive—

andwedonothavetimetotestmore.

Peercodereviews

areinconsistent.

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OVERVIEW—REGION

TheEurope/UKandMiddleEastregionsrespondedthatthe“[difficultyenforcing]codingbestpractices”wasthetopqualityconcern.WhereasinregionslikeAsia,respondentsaremoreconcernedwithhowtheyaregoingtotesttheircode,whichcouldindicatethattheyaremoreconcernedaboutdeliveryschedulesthanotherregions.Inallother

regions,thetopqualityconcernwasthattheir“codebase[was]toocomplex.”

NorthAmerica37%33%17%13%

7%

Europe/UK29%35%29%

MiddleEast20%40%20%20%

Africa

Asia

Oceania

LatinAmerica

1%

33%33%33%

21%21%43%15%

100%

100%

Ourcodebaseis

toocomplex.

Itisdifficulttoenforce

codingbestpractices.

Ourtestingeffortsarenotexhaustive—

andwedonothavetimetotestmore.

Peercodereviews

areinconsistent.

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32%

41%15%12%

43%

30%17%10%

15%

50%23%12%

25%

39%

29%

32%

56%

6%

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OVERVIEW—AUTOMOTIVEDEVELOPMENTFOCUS

Thereweremarkeddifferencesinsomeoftheareasofautomotivedevelopmentfocus,suchastheSupplyChain

segmentcitingtheirleadingconcernbeingthattheir“codebaseistoocomplex,”andPowertrain(non-EV)hasminimalconcernsbasedonthecomplexityoftheircodebase.Instead,theirtopconcernisthe“[difficultyenforcing]coding

bestpractices.”

ChassisandSafety(ElectricPowerSteering[EPS],Brakes,andAirbags)

ECU/ECM

Powertrain(non-EV)AD/AutonomousDrive

EVCharging

AccessControlandComfortSystemsADAS/DriverAssistanceInfotainmentSystems

LIDAR

ConnectedCarandV2X

HybridElectricControlSystems(HEV/EV)

InstrumentClusters/HVAC/LightingDe