Software development ecosystem
Automotive IoT development is going to involve many partners. Partners refer to multiple companies coming together to build the overall solution. Traditionally, the ecosystem starts with the automotive OEM. Then, the tier 1 is responsible for the development, manufacturing, and delivery of parts to the OEM. The development is a combination of electrical, mechanical, and software activities. Specific to software development, there are typically tier 2s and other suppliers of components. A tier 2 supplier might be the navigation component supplier, for example.
With the growing value of software, OEMs are taking more control over software development. They are operating more like a tier 1 with respect to software development. This adds more partners to the software development mix. Figure 13.13 shows an example of a typical ecosystem of an automotive IVI system.
Figure 13.13 – Example of the ecosystem of an automotive...