The automotive industry is undergoing an unprecedented shift toward the software-defined vehicle (SDV) concept that is fundamentally changing the design, validation, production, and support of the vehicle through its lifecycle. This report defines and examines the market for virtual electronic control units (vECUs), and development tools, quantifying, and qualifying market dynamics through an in-depth discussion of recent events, engineering trends, and vendor strategies. As part of VDC's continued efforts to engage with the technology markets we research, this report includes end user insights from VDC's "Voice of the Engineer" survey.
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What Questions are Addressed?
Global revenue for automotive validation, prototyping, & XiL solutions will grow with a double-digit CAGR from 2023 through 2028.
How will vendors adapt to the virtualization of hardware, including ECUs and silicon (vMCU, vGPU and vSoC)?
What barriers are challenging more widespread use of vECUs?
Which areas of vECU development will experience the most growth?
Who are the leading suppliers in the industry, and what initiatives are they taking to ensure their future as the industry pivots to the software-defined vehicle?
What are the regional differences in vECU development?
Who Should Read this Report?
CEO or other C-level executives
Corporate development and M&A teams
Marketing executives
Business development and sales leaders
Product development and product strategy leaders
Channel management and channel strategy leaders
Organizations Listed in this Report:
Accenture ESR Labs
AMD
Aptiv/Wind River
ArcherMind
Arm
AWS
Blackberry QNX
Bosch
Cadence
Continental
Corellium
dSPACE
Elektrobit
ETAS
Green Hills Software
Infineon
Intel
MathWorks
Microsoft Azure
NVIDIA
NXP
Qualcomm
Renesas
Semiconductors N.V.
Siemens
Sonatus
STMicroelectronics
Synopsys
Tata Technologies
Tesla
Texas Instruments
TTTechAuto
Vector
Table of Contents
Inside this Report
What Questions are Addressed?
Who Should Read this Report?
Organizations Listed in this Report
Executive Summary
Key Findings
Global Market Overview
Recent Market Developments
Where do Virtual ECUs Fit in the Transition to the SDV?
How can a Virtual ECU Help Navigate the Transition to the SDV?
Virtual ECU Abstraction Layers
Automotive Software Factory and Virtual ECUs
Virtual ECUs and SBOM Management
Hurdles to vECU Adoption
Standards and Regulations
Comparative Forecasts by Region
Americas
Government Initiatives Drive Domestic Semiconductor, Software, and Hardware Development
Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA)
Automaker Direct Sourcing of Semiconductors Fuels Growth
Asia-Pacific (APAC)
Chinese OEMs Rapid Vehicle Development Timelines Spur Demand
Vendor Landscape
Automotive Tool Vendors are Key to Enabling Virtual ECU Solutions
Vendor Profiles
EDA/Simulation Vendors
Automotive Tool Suppliers
Silicon Providers
End User Insights
Key Decision Characteristics for Selecting Virtual Prototyping Solutions
Virtual Prototyping Driven by E/E System Software Tasks
Reducing Time to Market Drives Virtual ECU Adoption
The Transition to SDVs is Building Virtual ECU Consideration
About the Authors
About VDC Research
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 1: Global Revenue of Automotive Validation, Prototyping, & XiL Solutions Exhibit 2: Consideration of Key Trends: Software-defined Functionality
Exhibit 3: Biggest Obstacle to the Development and Growth of the Connected/Software-Defined Vehicle Industry Exhibit 4: Global Revenue by Level of ECU Virtualization
Exhibit 5: Global Revenue of Validation, Prototyping, & XiL Solutions by Geographic Region 2023 to 2028 Exhibit 6: Revenue of Automotive Validation, Prototyping, & XiL Solutions, Americas
Exhibit 7: Revenue of Automotive Validation, Prototyping, & XiL Solutions, EMEA Exhibit 8: Revenue of Automotive Validation, Prototyping, & XiL Solutions, APAC
Exhibit 9: Validation, Prototyping, & XiL Solution Market, Segmented by Leading Vendor Exhibit 10 Global Revenue of Validation, Prototyping, & XiL Solutions by Vendor Type
Exhibit 11: Community/Tool Type Perceived to be the Most Successful in Enabling/Facilitating Virtual ECU Solutions Exhibit 12: Most Important Characteristics When Selecting Virtual Prototyping Solution
Exhibit 13: Type of Tasks in Which Virtual Prototyping Solutions are Used Exhibit 14: Biggest Perceived Advantages/Benefits of a Virtual ECU
Exhibit 15: Current Use or Consideration of Virtual ECUs