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title: [Webinar] Finding the Right Balance in Automotive Software
description: "For years, the conversation has often been framed as a choice: Open source. Commercial software. Or build it yourself. Reality is rarely that simple. \nAs software-defined vehicles become more complex, the most successful organizations are learning that the real challenge is not selecting a philosophy, it is finding the right balance."
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# Finding the Right Balance in Automotive Software

### Software-defined vehicles are changing how automotive software is built, sourced, maintained, and funded. Yet many discussions around open source, commercial software, and in-house development quickly become polarized. This on-demand webinar takes a different approach. Rather than arguing for a particular sourcing model, we explore the engineering, business, and lifecycle trade-offs behind software decisions that must survive for more than a decade in the field.

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### Bernd Niedermeier

Head of Automotive Business

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## What you'll learn in this webinar:

 

- Total cost of ownership vs. the line item on the BOM
- Cybersecurity and the number that matters most, mean time to patch
- Three common myths examined: 'security through obscurity', 'open source avoids lock-in', and 'in-house means control'
- And what design choices separate robust SDV platforms from ticking timebombs
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