What is the target scope of AUTOSAR and what are possible applications?
The AUTOSAR scope includes all vehicle domains. AUTOSAR focuses on body, power train and chassis domains first. All vehicle control applications are addressed, particularly with respect to distributed functions (e.g. via busses). In AUTOSAR phase II (2007-2009) application interfaces for the domains Occupants and Pedestrian Safety and HMI are also considered. Q 5. How does the AUTOSAR development cooperation work? The AUTOSAR development cooperation is an alliance of OEM manufacturers, Tier 1 automotive suppliers, automotive electronics, semiconductor and software companies working together to develop and establish a de-facto open industry standard for automotive E/E architecture. This de-facto standard will serve as a basic infrastructure for the management of functions within both, future applications and standard software modules. The AUTOSAR development cooperation is managed by its Core Partners who built up a distributed, virtual organization with decision processes based on unan
