Vector Informatik GmbH (hereinafter referred to as Vector) was founded in 1988, headquartered in Stuttgart, the centre of the German automotive industry. After more than 30 years of development, Vector now has more than 4500 staff worldwide. To date, Vector has become a multinational company with subsidiaries in 14 countries worldwide. As the business continued to grow in 2011, Vector established Vector Automotive Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. in China, to better serve our customers in China and to take root in the Chinese market. This is a wholly owned subsidiary, and the 9^th branch following the branches in the United States, Japan, France, Sweden, United Kingdom, Korea and India. As the business has continued to grow again, Vector established a branch in Beijing in 2017, Shenzhen in 2022 and Nanjing in 2023.

Vector is a leading global supplier of automotive electronics research and development tools, with business areas covering:

• Vehicle E/E architecture design

• Bus/ECU simulation, analysis, and testing

• ECU calibration and measurement

• Vehicle/ECU diagnostics and flashing

• Data measurement, recording, analysis, and management

• AUTOSAR Basic Software

• Dynamic/Static code testing

• Consulting services for function safety, network security and the like

Since its establishment, Vector has actively participated in the development of various international/industry standards and is one of Core Partner of AUTOSAR organization, assisting users in developing all-around vehicle OS. Based on over 30 years of experience in relevant industries, Vector provides users with support for many international/industry standards:

1. Bus: CAN/CAN FD/CAN XL, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet, etc;

2. Application protocols: TCP/IP, AVB, SAE J1939, SOME/IP, DDS, etc;

3. Smart charging: ISO 15118, GB/T 27930, CHAdeMO, etc;

4. Diagnostic protocols: ISO 14229 (UDS), SAE J1979-2/-3 (OBDonUDS/ZEVenUDS), ASAM SOVD, etc;

5. Software and service architecture/communication/diagnostics/calibration databases: DBC, ARXML, FIBEX, LDF, CDD, ODX, A2L, etc;

6. Smart sensor protocols: PSI5, SENT, SPI, UART, I2C, etc.