EDITORIAL: Making machines software-defined no simple task

Software-defined machines (SDMs) were a top-of-mind topic at the recent 2024 SAE COMVEC event, with experts expounding on where the industry stands and where it can go. In brief, while the long-term outlook is bright, the road ahead is anything but smooth.

“Software-defined probably has more value with the commercial-vehicle sector than it does in the passenger-vehicle sector, because we can actually increase the economics of the vehicles. We are all there to get a job done,” said Dr. Moritz Neukirchner, senior director of strategic product management for SDVs at Elektrobit.