A new era for vehicle diagnostics

The shift towards Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs) with zonal architectures further necessitates SOVD, as diagnostics must now encompass both hardware and software components. The introduction of High-Performance Computers (HPCs) in vehicles presents new diagnostic challenges due to complex software-based systems and parallel processing. SOVD addresses these challenges by creating a simplified diagnostic interface that provides uniform access to both traditional ECUs and newer software-based systems for remote, proximity, and in-vehicle diagnostics, ultimately improving efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Our SOVD solution streamlines vehicle maintenance and diagnostics, covering both manufacturing and aftermarket needs. This integrated approach ensures seamless data access throughout the vehicle's lifecycle, from factory floor to fleet operator, workshop and end-user, optimizing efficiency and reducing downtime.

ETAS delivers complete SOVD solutions, encompassing essential vehicle software platform, for seamless integration with both AUTOSAR and non-AUTOSAR ECUs. This comprehensive approach simplifies secure vehicle data access and management, regardless of ECU architecture, accelerating development and deployment.

ETAS SOVD components prioritize your fleet's security and safety. Built with robust security features and adhering to strict safety standards, our solutions provide reliable and secure access to vehicle data, ensuring operational integrity and continuous risk management.

Service-Oriented Vehicle Diagnostics (SOVD) offers you crucial benefits for increasingly software-defined vehicle and modern vehicle fleets.

• Overcoming UDS limitations: Ideal for OEMs facing UDS limitations with growing in-vehicle software components, as UDS lacks support for HPCs.
• Compatibility & longevity: Standardization supports compatibility between components from different diagnostic tool vendors and ensures long-term value.
• Future-proof: With modern and state-of-the-art technologies your diagnostic tool chain will be future-proofed for the next generation of HPC-based vehicles.
• One-stop fleet solution: With SOVD and the Classic Diagnostic Adapter (CDA) you can manage and maintain classic, SDV and hybrid fleets alike.

The introduction of SOVD both necessitates and strengthens security measures. It mandates mutual authentication between SOVD servers, clients, and tools, alongside role-based access control and a secure integration strategy for legacy UDS-capable ECUs.

Concurrently, SOVD facilitates dynamic, fine-grained permission management by leveraging established IT cybersecurity protocols such as TLS and OAuth within the vehicle. This culminates in a shift towards a zero trust architecture, where implicit trust is eliminated, and every action undergoes individual verification.