Automotive and Transportation Systems

In the area of autonomous driving, providers of automotive solutions are facing major challenges, as the complexity and the resource requirements of the systems used continue to increase enormously. Robert Bosch GmbH also needs to address many challenges in the development of functions for highly automated and autonomous driving.

Daimler FleetBoard develops and sells telematics-based Internet services for efficient fleet management. Telematics devices in trucks as well as vehicle and transport management services and their operation are part of its portfolio.

In their transition to agile development methods, John Deere ISG (Intelligent Solutions Group) was supported by Fraunhofer IESE experts in using architecture principles in such a way that communication across sites was improved in order to develop a joint vision of the software architecture and firmly establish it in the development process.

Knorr-Bremse recognized the impending challenges posed by rising complexity and increasing certification requirements early on and collaborated with Fraunhofer IESE in developing a more sustainable reuse approach.  

Quality assurance is an integral part of modern software development. High-quality software is often a must, particularly in the numerous software systems that surround us everywhere today, e.g., in the automotive, rail, and aviation domains.

The process of developing, governing, and operating modern safety-critical embedded systems is highly complex and requires specialized tools supporting different activities throughout the entire product lifecycle.

Continuously managing software product quality is an integral part of software project management and especially crucial for the development of safety-critical systems.

Thanks to multi-core CPUs, the newest generations of embedded systems are able to manage highly complex tasks at comparatively low costs. Self-contained systems are turning into open systems – so-called “Smart Ecosystems” –, which have to act dependably in every situation.

In the project MKS 180, the Systems Engineering team of Fraunhofer IESE supports the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) in requirements specification, modeling, and analysis as well as in system modeling.