As the presence of advanced hardware and software increases in today’s vehicles, the advent of the software-defined vehicle continues to draw closer. Not only is this notable in the uptake of innovative technologies by premium and mass-market OEMs, but also through the newer brands, players, and start-ups announcing vehicles built around such technologies, as well as software-centric features and services.

The market for these new features is ultimately reliant on the correlation between the vehicle’s E/E architecture and the platforms adopted from its ecosystem. As such, it is important that any OEM, brand, or start-up looking to develop an SDV has strong strategies for each of these areas that can, together, evolve dynamically.

SBD Automotive’s Software-Defined Vehicle Forecast provides a grounded assessment of the growth enabling SDV technologies in different regions and segments. The ten-year forecast works to understand how major OEM groups will deploy future E/E architecture elements, in addition to assessing how these elements are expected to evolve. An adjacent Excel version offers detailed, data-driven, analysis sorted by brand and country in addition to revenues.