What’s driving automotive development in 2025? To find out, Perforce, Auto IQ, and the Eclipse Foundation surveyed 650 automotive professionals from across the globe. Their responses revealed the challenges, technologies, and strategies development teams are closing in on this year.
In the constant race toward innovation, get the insights you need to keep pace with industry changes and emerging trends — see highlights from the report in our webinar!
In this webinar, report author Director of Compliance Jill Britton and Product Director Steve Howard discuss notable trends and provide year-over-year comparisons from our report, 2025 State of Automotive Software Development. Key takeaways include:
- Quality is the top concern for automotive software development.
- More teams are focusing on educating and training.
- AI is now actively being used for autonomous and connected vehicle design.
- Safety is the leading concern in AI vehicle development. More teams are taking a shift-left approach to development.
- 86% now use at least one coding standard.
- Standards compliance remains essential
Presenters
Jill Britton
Jill Britton has over 30 years of embedded software experience across a variety of industries. She has worked as a software engineer and manager for telecommunications, automotive, defense, and education software.
Jill is now the Director of Compliance at Perforce and is a committee member of MISRA. Jill holds a BSc in Computer Science and Statistics from Newcastle University, and a MSc in Computer Science from Brunel University London.
Steve Howard
Steve has more than 15 years of experience in the software verification and validation space — the majority of that working with static analysis.
Steve has a first-class degree in Computer Science from the University of Wales, and several post graduate qualifications in software testing and safety certification.