The automotive industry is passing through a disruptive phase. In order to survive, tier-1s need to reduce their legacy engineering R&D costs and increase investment in emerging automotive technologies of electric and autonomous cars. Automotive tier-1s can adopt the strategy of accelerating partnerships with engineering service providers who have subsystem design capabilities. It is thinking and delivering in whole subsystems, which is greater than the sum of its parts or components. This PoV discusses automotive subsystem design by engineering service providers with the examples of ITC Infotech. Link : Download