Electrical and Electronic Architectures Roadmap
Neville Jackson
Deputy Chair, Automotive Council Technology Group
Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Ricardo plc
www.automotivecouncil.co.uk
October 2017
Data & cyber security – developing methodologies & setting standards
Infrastructure & Connectivity – device/car connectivity to increased V2X functionality to vehicle as part of
IoT/Cloud
Business models – ride sharing & goods mobility sharing to increased service offerings to end to end on
demand solutions
Regulation/Legislation - AV safety assurance/resilience capability, punitive safety regulations, restrictions
on manual driving
Architecture/Enablers – Growth in on-board HPC, power consumption reduction and safety critical
connectivity capability
Hardware Life Cycles* - linked to computational capability & functionality – ability to accommodate
increased processing requirement may temper long term targets
Electrical/Electronic Architectures: Business & Market Drivers
Attributes Short Term Medium Term Long Term
Compute Power 1014 1018 1021
Software Complexity 10x 1000x 108x
On board power demand <200 w 1-4 kW <1 kW
Hardware life cycle 5-7 years ~2 years <1 year *
Initial challenge will
be to develop a safety
assurance system for
Autonomous control
to enable commercial
rollout
By 2025, safety
regulations will
demand a wide
range of ADAS
systems – with
severe penalties for
accidents caused
by human error Ultimately, manual or
Human driving may be
considered too
dangerous and restricted
to dedicated areas
Ride & Goods delivery
sharing will transition to
an on-demand service –
ultimately offering a fully
connected end to end
mobility solution
Computational power consumption will grow
with more automated functionality leading to
power consumption challenges – potentially
to technologies “beyond silicon”
Electrical/Electronic Architectures Roadmap shows evolution to self aware
fully integrated/connected hardware & software
5 Core domains in Electrical/Electronic architectures – all
interact and exhibit critical dependencies – particularly skills
Estimated increases in computer power and software
complexity (consistent with Virtual Product
Development roadmap). On-board computational
capability probably 1 or 2 orders of magnitude lower
due to robustness and environmental requirements
If function is driven by
computational power,
processing hardware lifecycles
~1 year unless hardware is
more resilient to MIPS growth
Electrical/Electronic Architectures Roadmap shows evolution to self aware
fully integrated/connected hardware & software
The drive for increased
consumer functionality
delivered via open
architectures - these will
attract new players – who
will offer a seismic
challenge to existing OEMs
Transition from
distributed to domain
or zonal centric to
High Performance
Neural Net
dedicated hardware
– power reductions
might require move
beyond silicon
SOA delivers a vendor
independent service
for new products and
technologies
Sensor fusion leads to
virtual sensor/cognitive
systems & new
human/digital interfaces
Move to
“Hypervisor”
or similar
structure to
co-ordinate on
& off vehicle
processing &
functionality
Electrical/Electronic Architectures Roadmap shows evolution to self aware
fully integrated/connected hardware & software
Transition
implies highly
disruptive shift
away from
current product
development
approaches
Increasing use of SIL/HIL
but final validation
remains real world tests
Increasing level of safety
critical systems will drive
need for faster than real time
validation in virtual world
Quantity &
complexity will drive
auto-generation via
Machine Learning/AI
processes with auto
FMEA & QA built in
Ultimately, most
functionality likely to be
derived via cognitive
and self learning
systems
Real world testing evolves to virtual
environment reducing time & cost
of hard/software development
New agile “digital”
development methods
& skill sets consistent
with “Virtual Product
Engineering” roadmap
Electrical/Electronic Architectures Roadmap shows evolution to self aware
fully integrated/connected hardware & software
Incumbents will take a lead
role evolving existing
infrastructure (invest in entire
new infrastructures very
unlikely – wired or wireless)
Evolves in conjunction with
roadside infrastructure operators
e.g. Traffic Signalling Companies
& Highways Agencies
Broadcast / Sat comms
adoption will depend on
business model and
price tipping point
DSR evolved as
standard for short range
V2V communications –
likely to remain until
requirements exceed
capabilities
Ultimately move to “hybrid”
using “swarm” comms for
improved V2V type co-
ordination of autonomous
functions
Increasing capability of
V2I/I2V communications
enable much more
powerful cloud based
multi-vehicle optimisation
Electrical/Electronic Architectures Roadmap shows evolution to self aware
fully integrated/connected hardware & software
To provide insurers & consumers the means for
assessing risks & provide suppliers the cyber-
security assurance services to ensure on-going
consumer confidence in their products
Based on existing
methodologies – leveraging
best practice from other sectors
Assurance framework must
maturely demonstrate agility to
respond to ever-evolving threats
Moving from new business
models to new economic models
Ultimately, system must be able to
“self protect” and respond or adapt
to new threats whilst in operation,
evolving continuously
Initially working with existing
regulations & defining future needs
Electrical/Electronic Architectures Roadmap shows evolution to self aware
fully integrated/connected hardware & software
Skills from Gaming, FinTech, Social
Media, Legal & Academia critical in
enabling next gen systems - first steps
via cross sector transfer
Increasing need for dedicated cyber &
communications specialists in Automotive
with skills that cross traditional boundaries
AI & Machine Learning skills will be a
fundamental building block for future
hardware & software systems via auto
optimised design/verification processes
Skills in developing and
understanding the virtual
environment are critical in
enabling Virtual Test,
Validation and Verification
Electrical/Electronic Architectures Roadmap shows evolution to self aware
fully integrated/connected hardware & software
Acknowledgements: Support & feedback from Auto Council & AESIN working
group
Neville Jackson – Ricardo/Auto Council
Paul Jarvie – AESIN/NMI
Alastair McGibbon – AESIN/NMI
Steve Heinrich - Lotus/Auto Council
Richard York - ARM
Nick Smith - Mentor Graphics
Harita Joshi - University of Warwick
Martin Green - Visteon
Bryce Johnstone – Imagination Tech.
David Biddlecombe – Ford
Joachim Tachtler – BMW
Will Drury - Ricardo
Ashish Naik – National Instruments
Alan Banks – Visteon
Stuart Bird - Visteon
David Battersby – Jaguar Landrover
Jon Clark – TATA TMTC
Clinton Forde – Aston Martin
Andrew Ashby – Ricardo/AESIN
Pete Lockhart - Roke Manor
Harman Hunjan - Renesas
Mike Welsh - Altran
Steve Neill - Infineon
Mike Bartley - TVS
Boa Gao – AVL
Iain Fleming – SAIC
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