Generative AI (GenAI) has been praised to automate and accelerate engineering processes even beyond code and test generation. The role of today’s software engineers even for embedded systems is being redefined and expertise on system architecture, orchestration, and large-scale refactoring is defining daily activities especially in the context of agentic software engineering. In this talk, the speaker is sharing selected highlights and critical reflections on the benefits and challenges of GenAI from several research projects in the area of automotive software engineering. A particular light is also shed on insights from and reflections about the Swedish research funding landscape in the context of AI, autonomous systems, and software.
