AI-Enabled Software-Defined Vehicles an Intelligent Architecture for Adaptive, Secure, and Resilient Automotive Software Systems
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Software-Defined Vehicles, Artificial Intelligence, Automotive Cybersecurity, Edge Computing, Autonomous Systems, Zonal Architecture, OTA Updates, Vehicular AI, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Resilient ComputingAbstract
Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs) represent the next evolutionary phase of intelligent transportation systems where software, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud connectivity, and edge computing collectively govern vehicle functionalities. Traditional automotive architectures based on hardware-centric Electronic Control Units (ECUs) are increasingly inadequate for managing the complexity of autonomous driving, cybersecurity threats, adaptive intelligence, and real-time vehicle orchestration. This paper proposes an AI-enabled intelligent architecture for adaptive, secure, and resilient automotive software systems in SDVs. The proposed framework integrates AI-driven decision layers, software-defined networking, edge-cloud orchestration, cybersecurity intelligence, and resilient fault-management mechanisms to achieve scalable and autonomous vehicular ecosystems. The study explores the transition from domain-based ECU architectures to zonal and centralized computing models, emphasizing machine learning-enabled predictive diagnostics, over-the-air (OTA) software updates, autonomous software orchestration, and zero-trust vehicular cybersecurity. Furthermore, the research presents architectural components, system workflow, AI integration layers, security modules, and resilience mechanisms suitable for next-generation intelligent transportation environments. Experimental evaluation and comparative analysis demonstrate significant improvements in adaptability, fault tolerance, computational efficiency, and cyber resilience when compared to conventional automotive architectures. The proposed model contributes toward safer, self-optimizing, and continuously evolving intelligent mobility ecosystems.
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