Software must rapidly become the defining element of off-highway machinery, driving complexity in system integration, functional safety and lifecycle management. This session explores the transition in electronic and software architectures, and how code will be developed and managed through lifecycles. Key topics include functional safety, connectivity and balancing in-house development with third-party software. As machines become more software-defined, OEMs must adopt a system-level approach to maintain control over performance, safety and regulatory compliance. This presentation provides a roadmap for navigating the off-highway industry's software-driven transformation.

• The customer expectations that will drive a software explosion in off-highway vehicles
• The limitations of existing control and software archtectures
• The special challenges for off-highway machines – functional safety, fragmentation
• Where future software will be developed: in-house, open source, third party