AUTOSAR standard aims to standardize software architectures of automotive electronic control units (ECUs). This standard helps in improving the performance, safety and environmental friendliness of innovative ECUs. It standardizes two software platforms – Classic AUTOSAR Platform and Adaptive AUTOSAR Platform. Moreover, it standardizes the architecture, methodology, application interfaces and acceptance tests for these platforms.
The Scalable Open Architecture for Embedded Edge (SOAFEE) project is an industry-led collaboration defined by automakers, semiconductor suppliers, open-source and independent software vendors, and cloud technology leaders. The initiative intends to deliver a cloud-native architecture enhanced for mixed-criticality automotive applications with corresponding open-source reference implementations to enable commercial and non-commercial offerings.
ASAM is a non-profit organization that promotes the standardization of tool chains for automotive ECU development and testing. ASAM members are international car manufacturers, suppliers, tool vendors, engineering service providers and research institutes from the automotive industry. ASAM standards are developed in work groups, composed of experts from member companies.