Test Automation Platform for Connected Vehicle Testing

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Ensuring the reliability, safety, and performance of the connected vehicles and their systems is paramount. Doppelio offers a robust solution for automotive companies' complex challenges in validating connected vehicle systems. By integrating end-to-end testing, advanced network simulation, and synthetic data generation, Doppelio ensures efficiency, cost savings, and improved performance, helping companies stay ahead in a competitive market.

Connected Vehicle Testing Challenges - At Each Layer

L1 - Connectivity HW/Software on the Vehicle

Current Approach: Test vehicles and bench setups are used predominantly.

Challenges:

  • Limited by physical constraints when there are many variants and generations of vehicles being supported
  • It is challenging to initiate flows from the cloud
  • Data can be tested on the bench, but network testing is severely restricted

L2 - Connectivity (Radio & Related Firmware)

Current Approach: Use test vehicles or advanced network simulators.

Challenges:

  • Most teams lack access to advanced network simulators
  • The impact of L2 is significant on L1 and is hard to reproduce

L3 - Connected Vehicle Platform

Current Approach: Uses rudimentary in-house simulators.

Challenges:

    • Vehicle variants limit the end-to-end testing
    • Edge scenario testing
    • Cloud-to-device workflows are hard to simulate
    • Unrealistic load and performance tests
    • Multiple simulators for functional, load, & performance multiplied by vehicle variants
    • FOTA testing at a large scale

L4 - Mobile/Web Apps (Customer Facing)

Current Approach: Relies on rudimentary in-house simulators.

Challenges:

  • Bottlenecks by vehicle variants
  • Testing for various edge scenarios
  • Cloud-to-device workflow simulation
  • Simulation complexity impacts speed and coverage
  • Hard to build and maintain simulators

Connected Vehicle Testing Challenges

Network and Data Limitations

  • L1: Testing network conditions on benches is not feasible, limiting comprehensive validation
  • L2: Advanced network simulation tools are often inaccessible, affecting the thoroughness of connectivity testing

Shift Right Testing

The System testing is increasingly delayed ("shift right") due to siloed testing approaches. This causes integration issues and inefficiencies, making it harder to identify and resolve problems early in the development cycle.

Load and Performance Testing

Inability to go beyond small loads: Load and performance testing is often limited to a few vehicles and relies on Tier-1 reports.

Cloud-Related Issues: Problems related to cloud infrastructure, including lack of cost monitoring, are not adequately addressed.

Troubleshooting Production Issues

Complexity and Time: Identifying and troubleshooting production issues is time-consuming due to the capability to reproduce and the complexity of the different system layers. This impacts overall efficiency and increases downtime.

Vehicle Variance Bottlenecks

Variability in vehicle configurations presents significant challenges in validation, particularly for L3 and L4 levels. This bottleneck limits the ability to ensure consistent performance across different vehicle models.

Multiplied Complexity with SDVs

Distributed services across computers—vehicle, cloud, mobile; multiple applications cutting across vehicle subsystems; Big Data (high-frequency telemetry, video, binary data); frequent updates of interconnected services; and Backward compatibility for multiple generations of vehicles.

End-to-end Automation

End-to-end automation is not possible, and testing is mostly manual. Automation is complex due to its dependencies on physical devices and vehicles.

Repetitive Tasks and HandOffs

Repetitive tasks and handoffs between layers lead to inefficiencies and cost overheads.

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Doppelio Features for Connected Vehicles

Doppelio offers a comprehensive suite of testing solutions tailored for the automotive industry:

  • Virtualization: Creates virtual devices for all vehicle models and variants
  • Simulation: Simulates / emulates any number of device behavior patterns, including data and network, and tests any amount of load, on-demand.
  • Automation: Automates complex testing scenarios, reducing manual effort and accelerating testing cycles.

Support for all types of testing – End-to-end: Provides comprehensive end-to-end testing solutions to ensure complete system validation.

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End-to-End SiL Testing: Doppelio breaks down silos in L1 to L4 testing and facilitates comprehensive end-to-end validation. This includes in-vehicle software and connectivity all the way to apps.

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Performance Testing: Ensures accuracy and reliability of vast amounts of sensor data and system performance.

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Network Condition Simulation: Tests vehicle performance across various network conditions, ensuring consistent connectivity and performance.

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FOTA Testing: Ensures seamless firmware updates without compromising vehicle functionality.

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Cloud and Edge Testing: Validates seamless data processing and integration across cloud and edge environments.

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Load Testing: Automates load testing to ensure system robustness under high loads.

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Synthetic Data Generation: Generates synthetic test data based on real-world scenarios, enhancing the accuracy and relevance of testing.

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Future-Proofing with SDVs: Doppelio's solutions are designed to scale, addressing magnified challenges and future problems.

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Cloud Workflows: Doppelio enables you to simulate/emulate the cloud workflows for the TCU/CCU software

Doppelio Benefits 

Test Software on Device and Cloud

Ensure comprehensive testing across both local and cloud environments.

Scenario Simulation Including Network Conditions

Replicate real-world network conditions to test the robustness of your applications.

On-Demand Scaling for Millions of Devices

Scale testing operations effortlessly to handle millions of devices.

Low Code Platform

Simplify test creation and execution with low-code solutions.

Manual Testing & End-to-End Automation

Combine manual testing with extensive end-to-end automation for thorough validation.

Success Stories

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