For a series focused on how software is changing the vehicles we use and the world around us, we've done a good job so far of avoiding any description of how software is made! 😉 In this episode, we finally explore how embedded software is created. Beginning with a quick refresher for earlier topics like ECUs, networks, diagnostics, and hard real‑time control, we look at the difference between interpreted and compiled software and which is the best fit for deterministic, safety‑critical vehicle systems. We then walk through a simple example of how software is created, before examining the embedded software lifecycle and how automation helps developers integrate, test, deliver, and deploy reliably using techniques such as Continuous Testing, Continuous Delivery, and #Continuous Deployment. 🧩🧩🧩 CONNECT WITH ENGINEERING THE JIGSAW #EnginEEringTheJigsaw is a new series from #VectorInformatik that explains the technologies and concepts that are being built into the electrical/electronic (‘E/E’) systems of modern vehicles, and how Vector helps engineers to simplify their daily work: https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/engineeringthejigsaw To help you approach the episodes, we are grading them according to the level of content, as ‘foundation’, ‘intermediate’ or ‘advanced’. For more information on the series, please watch our introduction episode: https://youtu.be/wPJ3gF-8_Ik Please get in touch with us if you want to suggest topics relevant to modern vehicle E/E systems that you’d like us to cover, or if you have any questions on the content: https://www.vector.com/int/en/know-how/engineering-the-jigsaw/?etcc_cmp=EtJS&etcc_med=Organic&etcc_par=Youtube&et_cmp_seg4=Description#c354782 Of course, we are also happy if you write a comment directly here under the video! 🧩🧩🧩 FURTHER RESOURCES Automotive Software Factory How Vector enables automated CI/CD, DevOps workflows, and scalable software pipelines: https://www.vector.com/int/en/products/solutions/software-defined-vehicle/software-factory/ Vector Embedded Software Overview Learn about #MICROSAR Classic/Adaptive, tooling, and foundations for real‑time ECU software: https://www.vector.com/int/en/products/products-a-z/embedded-software/ Package‑Based Delivery for AUTOSAR Software How embedded software components can be delivered and integrated efficiently, including CI/CD support: https://www.vector.com/us/en/products/products-a-z/embedded-software/microsar/package-based-delivery/ Diagnostics in the E/E Development Process How diagnostic data and AUTOSAR descriptions integrate into automated workflows and pipelines: https://www.vector.com/int/en/products/application-areas/diagnostics/diagnostics-development-in-e-e-process/ 🧩🧩🧩 #EmbeddedSoftware #DevOps #SoftwareFactory #ContinuousIntegration #ContinuousTesting, #ContinuousDelivery #ContinuousDeployment #ContinuousDevelopment #SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwarePipeline #SoftwareDefinedSystems #CyberphysicalSystems 🧩🧩🧩 Get notified when we release new videos by subscribing to our channel https://vector.com/youtube and hitting the notify bell.