AUTONOMOUS & CONNECTED VEHICLES
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The sense-think-act model of autonomous vehicles PUNEET SINHA | MECHANICAL ANALYSIS DIV., MENTOR, A SIEMENS BUSINESS
Electronics and software tend to be more important than the mechanics of autonomous vehicles. This shift has serious implications for how vehicles are designed.
Though certain autonomous functions, especially driver-assist and active-safety features, have started to show up in some recent-model vehicles, the goal of fully self-driving cars continues to be a challenge. We are at the point where electronics and software tend to be more important than the mechanics. This shift has serious implications for how vehicles are designed. Safety-critical, sense-thinkact functions require new development and engineering methodologies. During the past two decades, digitization has greatly changed the automotive industry. Today’s vehicles include more than 150 electronic control units (ECUs) with accompanying software, good for one-third or more of their total cost.
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The industry is on course to having electronics account for about 50% of vehicle cost by 2030. Software content in cars is expected to triple by 2030. This growth dramatically boosts the number of requirements to be validated. Consequently, the practice of front-loading design decisions via digital solutions–once done simply to minimize costs—now has become indispensable for coping with growing development complexity. Autonomy Level 2 and Level 3 functions comprising advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) operations such as pedestrian detection, adaptive cruise control, collision avoidance, lane correction and automated parking have already made their way into ordinary vehicles. Fully autonomous cars (SAE Level 4/5) are being tested on roads. Once the right conditions exist, the revolution can begin. One of the biggest impediments at this point is that governments must work out legislation and infrastructure. In addition, consumers must overcome their fear of eeworldonline.com
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