SoFtwarE DefinEd vehicle suppoRt And coordinaTion projEct

The automotive industry is at a crossroads, facing the challenge of decarbonisation through electrification while striving to create safer, more inclusive, and affordable mobility solutions. This transformation necessitates new development processes, driven by the ever-increasing role of software in modern vehicles. This shift has given rise to the concept of software-defined vehicles (SDV), where software takes the driver’s seat, evolving in continuous cycles and necessitating a detachment from underlying hardware. In this context, the EU-funded FEDERATE project is uniting key stakeholders to harmonise the SDV vision, offer guidance to ongoing and future projects, and shape the roadmap for accelerated SDV research and innovation. With FEDERATE, Europe is on its way to a more agile, software-driven automotive future.