How Changing Vehicle Architectures Will Impact ADAS and Automated Driving

The automotive industry is shifting to centralized computing, impacting the ADAS market. Demand for Level 2 systems will drive growth through 2035.

The automotive industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation from distributed architectures with 100+ ECUs to centralized computing platforms—and this shift is reshaping the ADAS market in profound ways. This TechInsights analysis reveals why dedicated ADAS system demand will peak earlier than expected, how China's architectural evolution is outpacing other regions by a factor of three, and why Level 2 systems—not robotaxis—will drive the volume opportunity through 2035. Drawing on comprehensive TechInsights forecast and scenario data through 2050, this report examines the migration from domain controllers to high-performance centralized computing platforms, analyzes the ADAS demand trajectory, and explains why the path to highly automated driving faces extended timelines.