Highlighting requirements, technologies, and business models, this handbook provides a comprehensive overview of existing and future automotive electronic systems. It presents state-of-the-art methodological and technical solutions in the areas of in-vehicle architectures, multipartner development processes, software engineering methods, embedded communications, and safety and dependability assessment. Offering balanced viewpoints from industry and academic experts, car manufacturers, and suppliers, the book outlines the features and functioning schemes of CAN, LIN, FlexRay, and TTCAN protocols. It also addresses the main problems in the design of automotive embedded systems.