Honda to Team up with Toyota and Nissan on Electronics Software Standardization

If Honda joins the JASPAR consortium it will without doubt leverage support, helping to lure in additional automakers and auto

Standardized software will reduce the competitive edge for some automakers, but will improve overall electronics reliability across the board. (Photo: American Honda)

industry suppliers. If so, the development of common standards will accelerate, making it possible for JASPAR to attract the cooperation of Automotive Open System Architecture (AOSA), Europe's collaborative counterpart, in an attempt to set global standards in automotive electronics software.

Developing a single standard will help automakers improve electronics reliability, reducing the competitive edge some automakers have over others in this critical area, but over the long haul allowing better electronics systems across the board, benefiting the consumer while reducing costs each manufacturer is forced to invest.