Scalable approach to extending automotive software using AUTOSAR adaptive stack

The constant expansion of automotive industry has led to a lack of technology and standards in the field that are needed to keep up the pace with automotive requirements. In order to support these new requirements, it is necessary to find a way to integrate new functionalities into existing systems without disruption of the system. The leading automotive industry standard, AUTOSAR, has been expanded with an Adaptive Platform (AA) that offers support for realizing new automotive features. In this paper scalable extension of the software within existing architecture with modules that provide communication with security-critical parts of the system is implemented within AA environment. The scalability in solution provides the flexibility in the development of the future systems. The AUTOSAR foundation ensures preservation of the automotive grade quality within the components.