Elektrobit: SDV levels explained

Charting the path to software-defined vehicles

2025/04/02

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Summary
SDV Level Framework
SDV key enablers

Summary

<Source: Elektrobit Newsroom (December 12, 2024)>

In a recent webinar, Dr. Moritz Neukirchner, Technology Strategist for Software-Defined Vehicles at Elektrobit, presented his so-called “Moritz's SDV Levels”, a framework based on the SAE Autonomy Levels that outlines the stages of SDV evolution from Level 0 to Level 5.

This short report summarizes Dr. Neukirchner’s talk in which he explains the details of this SDV levels framework, which is designed to guide traditional OEMs through the evolution of Software-Defined Vehicles.

Elektrobit overview

Elektrobit, headquartered in Erlangen, Germany, operates as a wholly owned and independent subsidiary of Continental.

It develops and supplies embedded and connected software products and services for the automotive industry. With over 3,500 employees, Elektrobit's software powers over 5 billion devices in more than 600 million vehicles. The company offers solutions for vehicle infrastructure software, vehicle connectivity and security, automated driving, as well as related tools and user experience design.

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