Fraunhofer IESE supports ZF Friedrichshafen AG in the elicitation, analysis, and evaluation of technologies for the virtual testing of software-based system components in the automotive domain according to the innovative shift-left approach.
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ZF Friedrichshafen AG is the world’s third-largest automotive supplier and one of the world’s leading companies in the field of driveline and chassis technology.
In the course of implementing the shift-left approach, which extends the established V-model for continuous and test-driven product development in practice, ZF Friedrichshafen AG is cooperating closely with Fraunhofer IESE to exploit the potentials of this innovative approach in the best possible way. For this purpose, the existing test environments of the various corporate divisions are currently being evaluated jointly within the framework of this collaboration, based on data collected on the applied test methodology and tool support as well as an accompanying market analysis. A consolidation of the established development practices based on this and accompanied by Fraunhofer IESE will enable the creation of effective synergies between software- and hardware-focused test benches on the part of ZF Friedrichshafen AG and pave the way toward a uniform development platform for continuous quality assurance of software-based automotive system components.
Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESE