Five major challenges in software development for automotive microcontrollers 

As exclusive enablers of real-time capability and functional safety within vehicles, microcontrollers continue to play a crucial role in the automotive industry. However, optimizing the development process of the microcontroller software is not commonly a top priority. The market is paying more attention to differentiating and innovative applications than to embedded functions working in the background. On the road towards the software-defined vehicle, basic development tasks tend to fall by the wayside. However, it is precisely the optimization of this process that guarantees future success for both vehicle manufacturers and suppliers. 

Our white paper compiles the top five major challenges our customers are facing to facilitate a state-of-the-art automotive software development process.

Key takeaways: 

• Understand the top five major challenges: high integration efforts, complex calibration, time-consuming testing, limitations in scalability and flexibility, as well as holistic cybersecurity requirements. 
• Learn more about the challenges along the process, which are described according to the specific process steps along the V-model, and discover matching solutions. 
• Boost the efficiency of your software development process: find out how to reduce workloads, implement higher security standards, and ultimately keep pace with the fast-evolving market.