A Colalborative Development Framework (CoDe-Framework) includes tools that enable remote, distributed, and shared development processes for the SDV design. The framework has a layered structure. Application Layer may include a full (by “manager”) or partial (by “agents”) replication of a SDV architecture as well as cloud-based elements, e.g., dynamic datasets, decision-maker components et al. Interface Layer is allocated for co-simulation interface and middleware, where required, i.e., this layer is optional. Communication and Link Layers are responsible for the networking of cooperating hosts / tasks and for data exchange.

The proposed CoDe-framework follows the concept, which was introduced by several consortium participants in the previous H2020 project XILfoEV and is being essentially advanced and reworked for the CODE4EV project