A Modern Car Runs on 100 Million Lines of Code -- but Who Will Write Them in the Future?

Cars are very much rolling computers today. They contain a network of electronic control units (ECUs), with between 70 and 100 being installed in every modern vehicle. These computing units control engine functions, regulate braking behaviour and monitor the air conditioning system. The next step will be HCPs (High-Performance Computing Platforms), which will enable significantly more computing power to be integrated into an ECU. The higher computing power and integration are necessary because the number of lines of code and the complexity of the functions in the vehicle is increasing year by year.