From over to 2012 , the number of automobile models in the U.S. has grown exponentially. The world’s leading car manufacturers and suppliers have joined the Automotive Grade Linux Collaborative Project to support the development of open source software solutions for automotive applications. Fast-track certification of safety-critical systems with the Arm Safety Ready portfolio and solutions from our functional safety partners. Arm provides a foundation for safety in automotive compute that reduces the burden, complexity, and time to bring new vehicles to market.
In the United States, vehicle sales peaked in 2000, at 17.8 million units. In 2007, there were about 806 million cars and light trucks on the road, consuming over 980 billion litres of gasoline and diesel fuel yearly. The automobile is a primary mode of transportation for many developed economies. The Detroit branch of Boston Consulting Group predicted that, by 2014, one-third of world demand would be …
