SOVD: Diagnostics Built for the Software-Defined Vehicle

• Why zonal architectures and HPCs have outgrown the ECU-centric UDS toolchain, and how SOVD works alongside UDS rather than replacing it.
• The SOVD reference architecture: vehicle gateway, HPC SOVD servers, and the SOVD-to-UDS adapter for classic ECUs.
• The six implementation decisions OEMs need to make early, and how to help shape SOVD 1.2 before its scope closes.