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“The vehicle has long become soft-
ware on four wheels,” says Georg
List, AVL Head of Corporate Strat-
egy. And it’s not just the vehicle
that is becoming software-orient-
ed. The traditional sales model is
also being disrupted by software.
Over-the-air-updates make it pos-
sible for additional driver assistance
systems and functions to be pur-
chased or new performance charac-
teristics to be made available with-
out a visit to the mechanics. The car
and the driver experience are con-
stantly changing, even after it has
been sold.
But there are dangers too. As ev-
erything becomes connected, the
associated risks must be analyzed
and managed cautiously. Cyberse-
curity has become a major issue for
car makers. And functional safety
in the electrified and connected car
is an equally big issue today as it
was in the era of the internal com-
bustion engine.
At AVL we offer a wide range of
solutions for this new age, cover-
ing everything from simulation
and testing tools to embedded soft-
ware development services. These
are based on four guiding princi-
ples: delivering software that grows
with you, reducing the burden of
complexity, finding the fastest so-
lutions and answering tomorrow’s
problems with today’s innovations.
Join us as we redefine key charac-
teristics for the Car Quartet of the
21st century.