: "Cooperate on standards, compete on implementation," allowing manufacturers to share a common platform while differentiating through specific features.
: Shared standards reduce development time and long-term maintenance costs for automotive manufacturers and suppliers . AUTOSAR (Automotive Open System Architecture) Introduction to AUTOSAR “AUTomotive Open System
: It defines a strict separation between Application Software (functional logic), the Runtime Environment (RTE) (the communication bus), and Basic Software (BSW) (hardware abstraction and services). : "Cooperate on standards