In the current issue of ATZelektronik (5/2025), we show, together with Mercedes-AMG GmbH, how a consistent SiL-First approach in the test ecosystem significantly accelerates the development of automotive software and improves the validation of modern driving functions.

In cooperation with a Mercedes-AMG expert team, our colleagues Jan and Tobias describe how software-in-the-loop testing in virtually scalable environments are used for an integrated test process - from the early validation of individual functions to complete system integration.

The central thesis: If you test early, you test more efficiently – especially when all components of the test ecosystem, a complex IT system with hundreds of participants, are optimally synchronized.

We would like to thank everyone involved for their outstanding cooperation and are proud to present this joint success.

The full article, “SiL-First Approach in a Test Ecosystem as Success Factor for Automotive Software” is available here as a PDF.