Discover how hybrid connector design, automated harness assembly, and high-speed networking are reshaping vehicle electronics for safer, smarter, and more sustainable mobility.

Today’s vehicles are packed with electronics: hundreds of ECUs, kilometers of wiring, and millions of lines of code. As OEMs add more ADAS, infotainment, and connectivity features, traditional flat, fragmented E/E architectures are hitting their scalability limits—driving up weight, cost, and complexity while increasing the risk of failures and production errors.

At the same time, automakers must prepare for autonomous functions, over-the-air updates, and new software-driven business models that demand powerful centralized computing and secure, high-speed data networks.

Build the foundation for centralized, software-defined vehicles with smarter connectivity.

In this white paper, TE Connectivity explores how a new generation of hybrid connector systems and automated harness assembly techniques can help OEMs and Tier 1s:

Support the shift from flat architectures to domain and zonal designs
Consolidate ECUs while reliably powering and connecting more sensors and actuators
Reduce wiring length, weight, and cost with optimized topologies
Improve harness reliability through automation and block-loading
Manage higher power densities with advanced thermal and EMC design

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