Ford media center11/30/2022 ![]() When Tesla developed the Model S more than a decade ago, the startup had no legacy systems to build from, so it took the opportunity to design an electrical/electronic (E/E) architecture around fewer computers that had more functions. More features mean more controllers-at least until now. What are these ECUs doing? Everything from managing the engine and transmission to traction control to controlling those cooling-looking LED sequential turn signals and massaging seats. Some high-end vehicles had upwards of 100 ECUs spread around the vehicle, and even entry-level models had several dozen. The automaker would find somewhere to package all of this into the vehicle. The computing power was distributed across the vehicle for features such as stability control or adaptive cruise control through a package of sensors, actuators and an electronic control unit (ECU) with embedded software. Adding new features to a vehicle after it shipped was typically difficult because there wasn’t a lot of excess computing capability or storage capacity. Until recently, the hardware largely defined what features were available, and software was written to be embedded in bare-bones computing hardware. One of the notable changes in vehicle design is the shift from the software- enabled vehicle to the software- defined. Software in vehicles is hardly a new concept, having kicked off in earnest in the mid-1970s when affordable microprocessors enabled engineers to apply electronic controls to tackle emissions, fuel economy and safety regulations. Tesla has pushed into the broader automotive industry toward the idea of the software-defined vehicle. By 2025, HMG hopes to have 20 million connected vehicles on the road with its IMA and Connected Car Operating System (CCOS). Existing new Genesis GV60 EV and G90 cars already have some of the connected car features, leading the way for a brand-wide rollout. It announced Wednesday that it’s getting into the software-defined vehicle (SDV) effort in a major way and is beginning to roll out its new Integrated Modular Architecture (IMA) to enable it in more cars.īoth gasoline- and battery-powered vehicles will be built around the software-based architecture for everything from massaging seats to traction control. Hyundai Motor Group (HMG), the South Korean company behind Kia, Hyundai and the premium brand Genesis, has declared a new era of how it makes cars. Software, not hardware, will determine how Hyundai makes future cars that are more connected. ![]()
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4/15/2024 08:04:00 am
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