Due to the dramatic increasing relevance of automotive electrification, new data driven business models and cross domain services based on E/E and software innovations vehicles are evolving to smart connected systems including smart vehicle functions and services [1] . These smart product-service systems are enabled by further integration of new microelectronic components, which in turn require long term innovation roadmapping integrating all automotive value network partners. Moreover, by the

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... ising number of expected players involved from outside the traditional automotive industry the impact of the rising complexity will be further amplified [2], [1] . In order to enable future innovations for smart vehicles and to reduce the time-tomarket in smart mobility engineering innovative processes, methods and IT tools for cross-sectoral collaboration are required, especially with focus on embedded microelectronics.