Consulting Framework · v0.1
AI-Assisted Product Development Framework — Automotive Hardware + Software (v0.1)
This guide turns the way V-DRIVE, the V-DRIVE HAT, SARATHI/V-SHADOW and SIGNAL were built into a repeatable method for automotive hardware + software products. AI tools do the drafting, searching and scaffolding; the engineer makes the decisions and signs off at the points that can break hardware or hurt people.
Read the full framework →3 stages · 9 phases · 1 exit gate each
Nothing custom is built until the data path is proven on bought parts. The enclosure follows the electronics, never the reverse.
Stage 1
Plan
- 1 — Define
- 2 — Prove on off-the-shelf parts
- 3 — Architect and specify
Stage 2
Build
- 4 — Software: embedded and cloud
- 5 — Bench bring-up
- 6 — Custom electronics
- 7 — Enclosure
Stage 3
Ship
- 8 — Field pilot
- 9 — Learn and V2
flowchart LR
subgraph S1[Stage 1 - Plan]
P1[1 Define] --> P2[2 Prove on<br/>off-the-shelf parts] --> P3[3 Architect<br/>and specify]
end
subgraph S2[Stage 2 - Build]
P4[4 Software:<br/>embedded + cloud] --> P5[5 Bench<br/>bring-up] --> P6[6 Custom<br/>electronics] --> P7[7 Enclosure]
end
subgraph S3[Stage 3 - Ship]
P8[8 Field pilot] --> P9[9 Learn<br/>and V2]
end
P3 --> P4
P7 --> P8
P9 -.->|V2 scope| P3