For tomorrow’s connected vehicles, the traditional design of electrical and electronic architecture will not work. Instead, a software-driven approach is required to deliver a data-centric architecture that accommodates interconnected system-of-systems and provides flexibility and scalability. This RTI and ITK Engineering GmbH whitepaper explain how the open software standards AUTOSAR and DDS, can provide automotive manufacturers an integrated, high-performance approach to evolving and designing next-generation automotive systems.