MIH Recommended Standard - Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) Classification Ver. 1.0

With the rise of the CASE (Connected, Autonomous, Shared, and Electric) trend, the automotive industry is increasingly leveraging software to define vehicle functions and enhance user experiences, enabling vehicles to continuously evolve and remain up-to-date.

In this trend, consumers expect vehicles tailored to their unique preferences and capable of continuous updates to keep pace with their changing lifestyles. Automakers aim to improve production efficiency and explore new revenue opportunities, while suppliers need flexible components and processes to adapt to different vehicle models and markets. To address these challenges, the automotive industry must collaborate to develop highly customizable, long-lasting vehicles that offer new revenue opportunities. 

The MIH Consortium has developed and released the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) Classification Ver. 1.0. This standard defines three different levels of software control and update capabilities for vehicles from end user perspective, helping the automotive industry quickly understand and grasp the convenience and advantages that software offers in vehicles. 

👉 Review the document: MIH Recommended Standard-SDV Classification Ver.1.0.pdf

The three levels of SDV are as follows: 

• Level 1: Essential features that interact directly with the driver and passengers, frequently used to ensure basic driving experience and safety.

• Level 2: Features that improve driver and passenger comfort, convenience or entertainment, providing a better driving experience in certain situations. These features may require periodic updates to maintain optimal performance.

• Level 3: Features that users rarely interact with directly, mainly responsible for the vehicle's underlying operation and safety. These are typically updated less frequently after the vehicle leaves the factory.

Now, Level 1 offers appropriate value because the cost is reasonable. Levels 2 and 3 provide limited additional value at significantly higher costs. In the future, Levels 2 and 3 increase more values with less cost. Based on the concept, end users can benefit from affordable functions including music, video, phone, voice navigation, adaptive cruise control, auto emergency braking, blind spot detection, and traffic jam assist.

In the future, MIH will continuously update the content of each level to meet user needs and technological maturity, thereby facilitating the standardization of the industry.

👉 Review the MIH SDV Classification document

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