"Written for students in electrical and industrial engineering, this textbook describes the computer-based embedded systems commonly used in modern automobiles, and how AUTOSAR standards continue to evolve toward the creation of autonomous vehicles in the future. Editors Navet and Simonot-Lion have obtained information from leading experts to describe in-vehicle architectures, software engineering, embedded communications and safety assessment technologies currently being introduced to the automotive industry. These contributors also explain networks and protocols such as CAN, LIN, TTCAN and FlexRay as well as the use of virtual platforms in the design process."—Research Book News, June 2009