Ethernet technology has been widely used in LAN and MAN networks since 1990.Despite its popularity and growing acceptance in computers and peripherals industry, it was not adopted in the automotive industry. In fact, Ethernet was implemented for the first time in BMW X5 in 2013. This is because of the risks associated with adopting a new networking technology in the form of material costs as well as supply chain management. A new technology is only adopted in the industry if the benefits and advantages outweigh the risks involved. The controller area network (CAN), which was launched in 1990s in the automotive sector, is still the widely-accepted technology.

However, increased demand for bandwidth-longing applications has paved the road for Ethernet in the automotive industry.

PART 01: Executive summary 6

PART 02: Scope of the report 19

PART 03: Research methodology 24

PART 04: Introduction 27

Key market highlights 27

Ethernet 28

Open system interconnection (OSI) model 28

Ethernet in automotive sector 30

Evolution of Ethernet in automotive industry 34

Product life cycle 35

Value chain analysis 36

PART 05: Market landscape 37

Market overview 37

Other automotive networking technologies 37

Comparison of automotive network technologies 40

Enabling technologies 42

Market size and forecast 43

Five forces analysis 44

PART 06: Market segmentation by application 45

Global automotive Ethernet market for diagnostics 46

Global automotive Ethernet market for cameras and

ADASs 47

Global automotive Ethernet market for infotainment 48

Global automotive Ethernet market for network

backbone 49

PART 07: Market segmentation by geography 51

Automotive Ethernet market in EMEA 52

Automotive Ethernet market in Americas 54

Automotive Ethernet market in APAC 56

PART 08: Market drivers 58

Increasing demand for high bandwidth and lightweight

materials 58

Rising demand for driver assistance systems 58

Rise in demand for luxury vehicles 60

Future-proof technology 62

Improved data security 62

PART 09: Market challenges 64

OEMs skeptical about adopting Ethernet in vehicles 64

Expensive and less flexible 65

Consolidation of ECUs to drive down Ethernet cabling in

automobiles 65

PART 10: Market trends 67

Use of Ethernet to lay the backbone network of

vehicles 67

Ethernet-based AVB in infotainment systems 68

Shifting focus of OEMs toward autonomous vehicles 69

Introduction of Power over Ethernet (PoE) 71

Induction of high-end optical fibers into the automobile

sector 71

PART 11: Vendor landscape 73

Other prominent vendors 74

PART 12: Key vendor analysis 75

Broadcom 75

Marvell 77

Microchip Technology 78

NXP Semiconductors 81

Toshiba 83

PART 13: Appendix 85

List of abbreviations 85

PART 14: Explore Technavio 87