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Blueprint for Uptime: How SOVD Unlocks Proactive and Remote Diagnostics

Remote, 08.07.2026, 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. (CET)

Blueprint for Uptime: How SOVD Unlocks Proactive and Remote Diagnostics

For engineers in the off-highway and commercial vehicle sectors, the move toward Software-Defined Vehicles (SOVD) represents a fundamental shift in E/E architecture and diagnostic strategy. While offering significant opportunities, this transition introduces complex challenges in security, performance, and standardization. This webinar provides a clear roadmap for navigating the move from isolated, signal-based diagnostics to a cohesive, service-oriented framework. We'll explore practical strategies to help you build diagnostic systems that are not only scalable and secure but also ready for the future of mobility.

Key topics and takeaways

  • Understand the Paradigm Shift: Learn how SOVD replaces signal-based diagnostics with a vehicle-level, service-oriented model over IP, driven by centralized E/E architectures and enabling OTA updates.
  • Solve Real-World Problems: Discover how a service-oriented approach enables powerful new use cases. We’ll show you how to implement robust remote diagnostics, build effective predictive maintenance models, and unlock fleet-wide monitoring capabilities.
  • Overcome Critical hurdles: Get actionable insights for tackling the biggest SOVD adoption barriers, including ensuring end-to-end cybersecurity, managing performance in a distributed system, and driving standardization across domains.
  • Embrace a "Remote-First" Mindset: Learn the principles of designing cloud-ready diagnostic services that boost vehicle uptime, improve fleet efficiency, and accelerate your development and validation cycles.
  • See the ETAS SOVD Solution in Action: Find out how our portfolio enables an evolution, not a disruption, building on existing standards like UDS to facilitate a smooth transition.

Speaker

  • Ivo Köhler, Senior Technology Evangelist – Vehicle Diagnostics, ETAS
  • Tee Wong, Solution Design Manager, ETAS
  • Rob Cheesey, Solution Design Director, ETAS

Who Should Attend

  • Cybersecurity Engineers and Architects
  • Diagnostics Engineers
  • ECU Development Engineers
  • Tech Specialist (On & off-board diag + security)
  • Software Engineers (Automotive/Embedded)
  • Functional Safety Engineers
  • Test & Validation Engineers
  • Plant, Product and Product line managers
  • Production engineers, end-of-line testing specialists
  • Compliance officers

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