A Comparison of ROS 2 and AUTOSAR Adaptive Platform Against Industry-Elicited Automotive Middleware Requirements

📅 2026-04-24
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This study addresses the lack of industrial empirical evaluation in automotive software middleware selection by systematically comparing ROS 2 Jazzy and AUTOSAR Adaptive Platform R24-11 across key dimensions—communication efficiency, integration capability, and engineering applicability—based on real-world engineering requirements from ZF Group, a leading automotive supplier. Through an integrated approach combining requirement analysis, functional mapping, and empirical testing, the work reveals the technical strengths and limitations of these two mainstream middleware solutions. The findings fill a critical gap in industry-oriented assessment and provide empirically grounded insights to support informed architectural decisions in automotive software development.

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In software-defined vehicles, automotive middleware plays a fundamental role in enabling efficient communication, integration, and coordination among software components. This paper examines how well two of the currently most popular middleware frameworks, ROS 2 Jazzy and AUTOSAR Adaptive Platform R24-11, meet practical requirements elicited from automotive software engineers at one of the major automotive supplier companies, ZF Group. Our objective is to provide insight into an otherwise difficult-to-obtain industrial perspective and support a clearer understanding of priorities in the development and evaluation of middleware for automotive applications.
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automotive middleware
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software-defined vehicles
industry requirements
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