![]() ![]() Ten years ago, only premium cars contained 100 microprocessor-based electronic control units (ECUs) networked throughout the body of a car, executing 100 million lines of code or more. “The success of a car depends on its software much more than the mechanical side.” Nearly all vehicle innovations by auto manufacturers, or original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as they are called by industry insiders, are now tied to software, he says. Now, software determines the value of a car,” notes Manfred Broy, emeritus professor of informatics at Technical University, Munich and a leading expert on software in automobiles. The past decade of ICE vehicle development illustrates the rapid progress it has made, as well as where it is heading. The coming years will see even greater change, as more auto manufacturers commit to phasing out their internal combustion engine (ICE) powered vehicles to meet global climate-change targets by replacing them with electric vehicles ( EVs) that will eventually be capable of autonomous operation. “This is driven by the need to address impending, evermore stringent CO 2 and criteria emission regulations, while sustaining unprecedented rate of progress with development of automation and infotainment, and meeting the customer expectations regarding performance, comfort, and utility.” “No other industry is undergoing as rapid technological change as the auto industry,” says Zoran Filipi, Chair of the Department of Automotive Engineering at Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research. The semiconductor shortage has underscored not only the fragility of the automotive supply chain, but placed an intense spotlight on the auto industry’s reliance on the dozens of concealed computers embedded throughout vehicles today. In January, analysts forecast that 1.5 million fewer vehicles would be produced as a result of the shortage by April that number had steadily climbed to more than 2.7 million units, and by May, to more than 4.1 million units. ![]() Predictions of lost global vehicle production caused by the ongoing semiconductor shortage continue to rise. ![]()
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