The software-defined vehicle is now a live engineering reality across OEMs and Tier‑1s, yet most SDV roadmaps underestimate the role of automotive silicon.

As architectures shift from distributed ECUs to centralized high‑performance compute, semiconductor choices around processing, power, safety, and co‑design increasingly determine what software can actually be delivered.

This session bridges systems engineering and semiconductor strategy to reveal where SDV programs truly succeed or stall.

What you’ll learn:

• Why the SDV is constrained as much by silicon decisions as by software ambition
• How centralized and zonal E/E architectures redefine compute, safety, and power requirements
• The impact of the growing complexity in SDV software stacks and their dependency on hardware design
• Where real execution and program risks emerge in SDV roadmaps
• How the semiconductor ecosystem is evolving to address SDV‑specific challenges