Quickly assess whether building or buying a middleware solution for your ADAS/AD project is the most cost-effective strategy. Use this calculator to make an informed choice and maximize your development resources.
As an OEM, Tier-1, or emerging technology provider of ADAS/AD systems, your applications require a form of "glue" to operate efficiently. This "glue", often called middleware, does more than just make applications work; it adds key benefits like portability across hardware platforms. However, it is often more complex to build and maintain as an in-house solution as it initially might appear.
Let's calculate the total cost for an in-house solution.
The total cost is mainly influenced by the number of engineers that work on the in-house middleware solution, its initial development time and the average cost of a software engineer per year.
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Cost
After the initial development, which often is part of a first ADAS/AD project, the middleware solution needs to be maintained for the project's lifetime. In case of follow-up projects, it is either extended to satisfy future needs - or discared and replaced with a newly developed solution.
Let's consider the maintenance cost for the in-house solution over time. While the effort is often only a fraction of the initial development effort, it is still a significant cost factor.
Cost per year
Effort over lifetime
Cost over lifetime
In this scenario, the total cost of ownership (TCO), i.e. the sum of the initial development cost and the maintenance cost equivalates to
Adding functional safety late in the process often leads to costly delays, rework, or even project failure. At ETAS, our experience in real-time embedded software engineering ensures your middleware solution meets stringent ISO 26262 safety requirements from the very beginning.
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TCO including safety consideration
Why choose ETAS Deterministic Middleware Solution? Our solution offers clear advantages, enabling your team to focus on developing differentiated ADAS/AD functions while we handle the complexities of middleware.
Get your ADAS/AD solutions to market faster by leveraging our ready-to-use middleware. Start developing vehicle functions immediately, without delays.
Get startedAvoid common pitfalls in middleware development. Our solution has been proven to mitigate development risks, ensuring smoother project delivery.
Learn moreInstead of spending development capacity on non-differentiating parts of the SDV stack such as middleware, you can focus your efforts on differentiating, value creating parts for your ADAS/AD business.
Our middleware solution supports several systems-on-chips (SoCs). Due to its hardware abstraction, you can benefit from faster portability to other hardware.
Learn moreDeveloped by Bosch in the Automated Driving Alliance, our solution is engineered to support SAE level 2 with a clear path to higher levels of automation.
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