Software Sharing-Improving Collaboration With Suppliers

Electronics in cars were implemented by functions, which results in a way of cooperation of OEM and supplier typically named by system-responsibility.

Integration of different functions and BUS oriented system structures have changed the way of cooperation dramatically.

The total system design, partitioning as well as process flow has to be defined by the car manufacturer and suppliers play the role of fitting their module (hardware and software) in well defined boundaries. The consequences and new ways of understanding and cooperation are summarized in this publication.