The software car: Building ICT architectures for future electric vehicles

Disruptive technologies have the potential to change markets dramatically. The switch from internal combustion engines to electrical engines is such a change. But electric engines for vehicles are only the catalyst for the real change. Most significantly, the architecture and role of information and communication technology (ICT) will change for the vehicle of the future. This paper discusses the results of a study conducted in Germany on the role of ICT architectures. Furthermore, it will present an experimental platform that implements the vision of this study.