This paper introduced the industry to the key pillars of the AUTOSAR standard :
: Originally published in October 2004 (often cited from the SAE Convergence conference). Core Technical Concepts Introduction to AUTOSAR “AUTomotive Open System
: A conceptual layer that allows software components to be designed and tested independently of the specific hardware or ECU on which they will eventually run. This paper introduced the industry to the key
: "AUTomotive Open System ARchitecture – An Industry-Wide Initiative to Manage the Complexity of Emerging Automotive E/E-Architectures" Introduction to AUTOSAR “AUTomotive Open System
: It defines a strict separation between Application Software (functional logic), the Runtime Environment (RTE) (the communication bus), and Basic Software (BSW) (hardware abstraction and services).
: Software components can be moved between different hardware platforms without significant redesign.