The age of the software-defined
vehicle (SDV) enables and
demands swift development of
vehicle software. AVL leverages
proven IT methods to accelerate
the entire process with innovative
adaptations. The key phrase is
pipeline automation.
pending three or four years working on a software
version for the vehicle – that’s how things used to be.
Nowadays, modern vehicles feature a large number of
extremely complex control units with software playing a key
role. Previously, this was only adjusted in the workshop once
development was completed for the control unit - but now it
can be replaced directly for the customer using OTA (over-the-
air) updates. Together with the abstraction of the software
from the control unit, consistency and updateability is now of
critical importance during development. So, the challenge is to
acLieve eƾcient integration oJ all soJtware comTonents and to
adjust the organizational processes.
Holistic Automation: From Development to Testing
-n order to swiJtly JYlfill tLese new reUYirements, %:0 is
optimizing the entire software pipeline. The aim is to ensure
tLat tLe comTlete worOƽow Ɓ Jrom tLe soJtware sTecification
and test case generation to testing automation – can function
without human intervention. The adoption of AI in particular
enaFles a LigL level oJ aYtomation and significant acceleration
of the development process. The traceability and consistency
of the chosen development process are essential to this.
Automation in the automotive industry often focuses on
testing, while the derivation of test cases and test preparation
in the relevant test environments are often neglected and
performed manually. Therefore, when optimizing preliminary
processes, digitalization is frequently the key to accelerating
testing cycles. To do so, we rely on proven IT methods,
transJerring tLese Feneficially to tLe aYtomotive indYstry.
DevOps pipelines are automated sequences of testing
activities, which are used for continuous software integration,
and Jor testing and monitoring TYrToses. 8Ley enaFle eƾcient,
fast, and above all, reliable software development.
Our Offering for a Software-Defined Future
AVL’s portfolio is based on two key aspects: on the one hand
it must be possible to integrate pipelines into the existing
toolchain easily, on the other hand missing connectors and
heterogeneous test systems must be considered for various
test environments. AVL provides comprehensive solutions
for the seamless and holistic automation of the integration
and testing pipeline. For example, the AVL CAMEO™
validation software can describe test cases or generate
these automatically from Application Lifecycle Management
(ALM) systems and execute them in any test environment.
%:0ɸ'6)8%Ʀ is Ysed Jor liJecycle management Jor caliFration
data and the AVL DevOps Pilot orchestrates overall pipelines,
connecting these to Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-
the-Loop test environments. These solutions and additional
services LelTed acLieve significant redYctions in develoTment
cycles in projects with more than 50 engineers. This in turn led
to savings of thousands of working hours – and that is just
the start of a groundbreaking transformation.
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