This paper introduced the industry to the key pillars of the AUTOSAR standard :
: "AUTomotive Open System ARchitecture – An Industry-Wide Initiative to Manage the Complexity of Emerging Automotive E/E-Architectures" Introduction to AUTOSAR “AUTomotive Open System
: H. Heinecke, K. Schnelle, H. Fennel, J. Bortolazzi, L. P. Lundh, J. Leflour, J. L. Maté, K. Nishikawa, and T. Scharnhorst This paper introduced the industry to the key
: It defines a strict separation between Application Software (functional logic), the Runtime Environment (RTE) (the communication bus), and Basic Software (BSW) (hardware abstraction and services). L. P. Lundh
: "Cooperate on standards, compete on implementation," allowing manufacturers to share a common platform while differentiating through specific features.
: Functions can be easily added or scaled across different vehicle models.