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Software-Defined Truck Market, North America and Europe, 2024–2040

Publisher Frost & Sullivan
Published Oct 07, 2025
SKU # MC20468964

Description

Software-defined trucks are vehicles designed with hardware-software layers that decouple the capabilities of the vehicle, thus allowing for updates to vehicle features, fleet management, and cloud-based analytics, as well as over-the-air software updates from one or several domains. Rather than being composed of fixed hardware mechanisms with little or no room for upgrades, software-defined trucks have the potential to support ongoing improvements in functionality for vehicles, adaptive mechanisms, and lifecycle flexibility. Software-defined trucks represent a new approach in the engineering of commercial vehicles, where base functionality can be managed and modified through modular software instead of fixed hardware configurations.

Frost & Sullivan presents a feasibility study on the architecture, operations, and economics of transitioning from hardware-defined to software-defined trucks. The report examines implementations of software-defined approaches in the industry, highlights the current software platforms, and explores the enablers for a software-defined ecosystem, such as enhanced crash avoidance features and a shift to centralized computing systems. It also examines challenges associated with software-defined trucks, like cost, security, and privacy concerns. The study further examines continued implications for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), Tier I suppliers, and fleets as they cultivate their development life cycles from a hardware-based to a tailored software-defined cycle.

Table of Contents

    • Why is it Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
    • The Strategic Imperative 8TM
    • The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on the Software-Defined Truck Industry
    • Scope of Analysis
    • Segmentation
    • Key Competitors
    • Growth Metrics
    • Growth Drivers
    • Growth Restraints
    • Value Factor Forecast Considerations
    • Value Factor: Software-Defined Trucks
    • Foundation Layers of Software-Defined Trucks
    • Core Elements of Software-Defined Trucks
    • Manufacturing Approach: Traditional Trucks vs Software-Defined Trucks
    • Software Development Approaches by OEMs
    • Strategic Impact Areas in Software-Defined Trucks
    • Evolution of E/E Architecture in Software-Defined Trucks
    • Comprehensive Functional Modules: Software-Defined Trucks
    • Technology Adoption Phases in Software-Defined Trucks
    • Powertrain-Driven Evolution Trends in Software-Defined Trucks
    • Overview of X-By-Wire Technologies in Software-Defined Trucks
    • Application Suitability and Adoption of Software-Defined Trucks
    • Influencing Factors of Software-Defined Truck Use Cases
    • Impact Analysis of Software-Defined Truck Domains
    • Potential Revenue Models for Software-Defined Trucks
    • Impact Areas for Fleet Owner: Software-Defined Trucks
    • Comprehensive Analysis: Flexis Mobility
    • Comprehensive Analysis: Ree Automotive
    • Comprehensive Analysis: Tesla Semi
    • Comparative Analysis of Existing Software-Defined Truck OEMs
    • Daimler: Software-Defined Strategy
    • Volvo: Software-Defined Strategy
    • Traton: Software-Defined Strategy
    • Paccar: Software-Defined Strategy
    • Hyundai: Software-Defined Strategy
    • Cybersecurity Threat Areas in Software-Defined Trucks
    • Key Factors Impacting the Software-Defined Truck Cybersecurity Landscape
    • Types of Cybersecurity Components in Software-Defined Trucks
    • Regulations Impacting Cybersecurity for Software-Defined Trucks
    • Growth Opportunity 1: Technology Advancements
    • Growth Opportunity 2: Software Ecosystem
    • Growth Opportunity 3: Regulatory Readiness
    • Benefits and Impacts of Growth Opportunities
    • Next Steps

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