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Perforce survey reveals software has become central to automotive development
Perforce Software , a provider of solutions for enterprise teams requiring productivity and visibility at scale within the SDLC , released the results of its annual State of Automotive Software Development survey conducted in partnership with Automotive IQ . Around 400 automotive development professionals across the globe provided responses to current practices and emerging trends within the industry . Key findings suggest a continuing concern for automotive software safety and security , while the automotive vehicle market continues to rapidly evolve .
With the continued growth of autonomous , semi-autonomous , electric and connected vehicle segments , software is even more central to automotive development . The increasing amount of software installed in vehicles can lead to more safety and security considerations during the development process . In fact , 73 % of automotive developers have adopted or are in the process of adopting a shift-left strategy to identify software security and safety vulnerabilities as early as possible .
“ Safety continues to be the automotive software industry ’ s key priority , but security concerns continue to rise as the need to protect automotive electronic systems , communication networks and software grows ,” said Perforce Vice President of Product , Ido Benmoshe . “ OEMs and their supply chain partners want to prevent costly and malicious attacks , unauthorised access , or manipulation to automotive systems and ensuring their code is secure is the first step to mitigating those incidents .”
Autonomous , semi-autonomous , electric and connected vehicle development is also greatly impacting development teams . The majority of teams are working on autonomous and semi-autonomous components ( 80 %), electric components ( 90 %) and connectivity components ( 86 %) to some degree .
Another notable finding was that 85 % use a coding standard to ensure safe , secure and reliable code – with 42 % of those surveyed using a static code analysis tool to aid in compliance and 32 % use a SAST tool to ensure secure software .
“ Organisations across the automotive industry continue to work towards meeting the highest levels of quality ,” said Director of Compliance , Jill Britton . “ With the rapid growth of the electric and autonomous vehicle segments , compliance to safety and security standards is going to be more important than ever .” p
The leading market conditions impacting automotive software development this year include the global economy and related conditions of inflation , chip shortages , supply chain challenges and the shift to a remote / hybrid workforce . As a result of many of these challenges , automotive organisations are most concerned about maintaining industry competitiveness and maximising existing resources and talent .
In addition , the survey found that automotive developers ’ top three leading development concerns are safety ( 30 %), security ( 27 %) and quality ( 26 %). Of those most concerned with safety , 47 % said their biggest concerns are the difficulties and time required to fulfil every ISO 26262 requirement .
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