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Road to Cloud Ecosystem - Enable. Develop. Integrate.

Our Solutions for Software-defined Vehicles

Our Approach
R2C Ecosystem
HW Enablers
SW Enablers
SW Solutions
System Integration
Partnering

From the Road to the Cloud - From Virtual to Real

Know-how and Solutions for
Future Mobility

The term SDV (Software-defined Vehicle) is one of the key topics in the automotive industry - not only for passenger cars but also for commercial vehicles.

A new vehicle architecture is being introduced, with a consistent separation of hardware and software. This enables rapid development and implementation of solutions over the entire life cycle of the vehicle.

Both in the development of new solutions and for the transition to software-defined vehicles, we offer innovations, products and expertise for the mobility solutions of tomorrow as part of the Road to Cloud Ecosystem.

From the road to the cloud - from virtual to real.

Passenger Cars

The automotive industry is changing - manufacturers, drivers and passengers are focusing on mobility requirements and a wide range of functions. Important functions in the areas of Safe, Exciting and Autonomous within the vehicle will in future be implemented via software on an existing hardware architecture in the vehicle.

Software-defined HPC and ZCU Architecture

In addition to suitable solutions, our agenda also includes providing support for the SDV, and we use all of our experience and knowledge to achieve this.

The relevant know-how inside and outside the car and the knowledge of the development and integration of complex systems, including the appropriate hardware and enabling products, are also of great importance.

Commercial Vehicles

Software-defined architectures open up enormous potential for commercial vehicles: with the separation of hardware and software and the introduction of a centralized E/E architecture, it will be possible to retrofit and upgrade commercial vehicles over-the-air with new functions and services regardless of their long service and platform life - without replacing hardware!

Software-defined Commercial Vehicle HPC Architecture

This transition to the software-defined commercial vehicle (SDCV) will take place gradually in several stages (e.g. initially in individual zones) and requires hardware, software, tools and processes as well as cybersecurity solutions in order to move from today's architectures to completely service-oriented architectures without disruption.

We implement the special hardware requirements with scalable high performance computers (HPC). These "servers" have already proven themselves in the passenger car series and are currently being adapted for commercial vehicles.

Software-enabled Functions Drive the Future of Vehicle Design

Hardware and Software Separation

In software-defined vehicles, functions are enabled by software. The separation of hardware and software enables high flexibility and scalability in the development and integration of new functions and systems during the entire vehicle lifecycle.

Within the Road to Cloud Ecosystem, we offer many possibilities for the software stacks of the future.

Our Approach: The Road to Cloud Ecosystem.
Within this we deliver enabling technologies, hardware components and complex software solutions and functions.

We Think Future Mobility – We Think SDV

Solutions for Software-defined Vehicles

The development and implementation of these software functionalities require in-depth expertise in the areas of vehicle architecture, software development and integration.

We have combined these competence fields to create innovative products and solutions for the future of mobility.

Road to Cloud Ecosystem

From Enabler and Components to Software Functionalities

Vehicle Server Zone Architecture

R2C. Hardware Enablers & Components

We provide the right components and architecture solutions for different vehicle domains.

A customized configuration of hardware and software building blocks allows to tailor features and functions fitting to individual customer needs.

Hardware Enablers

Server Zone Architecture (HPC/ZCU)
Software & Hardware Separation
Connectivity
Sensors & Actuators

Operating Systems/Middleware &
Automotive Software Platform (Elektrobit)
CAEdge Development Framework
Virtualization/vECU
Continental Cooperation Portal (CCP)
Cybersecurity In-Vehicle
Over-the-air Updates

Solutions for Every Aspect of the SDV

R2C. Software Enablers

Our Software Enabler solutions meet the industry's requirements in terms of functionality, complexity, agility and future-proofing.

Our portfolio offers the right software solutions for a wide range of functional areas. Software Enablers create a bridge between the hardware and the functions and enable and offer the tools to handle and build complex solutions.

Software Enablers

Innovative Software Solutions Made by Continental

R2C. Software Solutions

On a function level we separate our portfolio into 3 buckets.

Safe. Exciting. Autonomous. Our R2C. Software Solutions enable Software-as-a-Product (SaaP) for these different functional areas. They cover a wide range of automotive and industry functions.

Software Solutions

Safe
Exciting
Autonomous

System Know-how and Integration Keyvisual

Integration
Continuous Development/Validation/Testing
Data Security In-Cloud
Software Lifecycle Management

Continuous Development, Testing & Implementation

R2C. System Integration

We have many years of experience in the integration of complex systems.

SDV is based on the concept that vehicles are increasingly controlled by software and the integration of this software must be seamless and efficient.

System Integration

Partners & Cooperations

All from one single, reliable source.

Continental is therefore also working with partners to find the best solutions.

This strong collaboration enables us to provide innovative solutions for the user-centric and software-defined vehicle.