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Creating embedded platforms for integrated automotive infotainment creates challenges of design and scale, writes Andrew Patterson of Mentor.

By EW Staff electronic weekly, Oct. 04, 2017 – 

Integrated driver 'cockpits' are becoming more important for the next generation of car buyers, who want to see information freely shared between different systems inside the vehicle, and brought to the attention of the driver when necessary.

In some cases the traditional separate instrument cluster and infotainment screens are already being combined into one large display. In others, involving multiple display screens, there is already a need to share information generated from multiple sources within the vehicle, such as navigation images, camera data, audio feeds and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) sensors.

These data-sharing requirements have required new design approaches for the embedded software platforms employed, and new approaches to testing and safety approval.

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