Scanning Advances in Aerospace & Automobile Software Technology

Abstract

<para xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> Some of the distinct attributes of Aerospace and Automobile Software Technologies are briefly reviewed in this article as a way of placing in collective-context the detailed technical papers that form this exciting special issue. A historical context, a unifying architectural perspective and, the rapidly changing and defining role of software is presented, especially as we look ahead to this new decade in this still young century. </para>