Automotive SPICE®

Automotive SPICE® has become a widely adopted standard in the automotive industry. As a standard, Automotive SPICE® provides a framework for defining, implementing, and evaluating the process required for system development in the automotive industry, with a focus on software and system parts. Automotive SPICE® was developed as part of the ISO/IEC 15504 standard, Software Process Improvement, and Capability Determination, also known as SPICE. SPICE offers a framework for software process assessment, but Automotive SPICE® applies that framework to the automotive industry.

In the automotive industry, Automotive SPICE® provides a substantial competitive advantage. It helps in the systematic and well-documented development of automotive software and delivers repeatable and predictable outputs with a low chance of errors. As a result, companies can produce higher quality, more innovative products.

Automotive SPICE® is different from ISO 26262 in its purpose, application, and focus. Most importantly, ASPICE establishes best practices and techniques for developing software that is not necessarily safety-related. It determines whether a company meets specific quality, safety, and performance standards.