The complexity of automotive embedded software complexity is increasing as software applications play a critical role in providing the features and functionality demanded in modern vehicles. 

The growing importance of software is also increasing the complexity of the interactions between hardware, software and physical systems. Current software development methodologies are incapable of managing the numerous and intricate cyber-physical interfaces in the cars of today.

Companies need to evolve their software development processes to establish a common digital thread connecting software and physical systems development.