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Model-based systems engineering for teams that ship real vehicles

Field-tested guides on SysML v2, AUTOSAR and ARXML, requirements traceability, ASPICE and ISO 26262, written by a practising systems architect. No slideware and no vendor pitch, just the methods that hold up when the deadline is real.

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  • SysML v2
  • AUTOSAR
  • ARXML
  • ISO 26262
  • ASPICE 4.0
  • Requirements traceability
  • V-model
  • Agile sprints
  • Digital twins
  • EV powertrain
  • SysML to C++
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MBSE16 Oct 2026· 14 min read

How to Run the V-Model and Agile Sprints at the Same Time

How to run automotive V-model programmes on agile sprints: vertical slicing, three cadences and scope-per-gate, with ASPICE and ISO 26262 evidence built in.

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ASPICE16 Oct 2026· 10 min

Agile ASPICE and ISO 26262: Compliance Evidence Inside the Sprint

Can an agile team pass ASPICE and ISO 26262? Yes, if evidence lives in the Definition of Done. What the standards allow, and how to build it in the sprint.

MBSE16 Oct 2026· 10 min

V-Model vs Agile in Automotive: Six Hybrid Workflows Compared

V-model vs agile is the wrong question in automotive. Six hybrid workflows compared, from Water-Scrum-Fall to SAFe and Agile SPICE, and how to choose one.

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Model-Based Systems EngineeringMethods, adoption and the models that earn their keep.23 guides Automotive & EVSystems engineering for electric and software-defined vehicles.25 guides AUTOSAR & ARXMLReading, reviewing and reasoning about ARXML.4 guides SysML & SysML v2From diagrams to textual models and generated code.7 guides Requirements & traceabilityTools, trace links and reviews that survive an audit.3 guides Functional safetyISO 26262 and ASPICE evidence without the paper mountain.4 guides V-model & AgileRunning sprints inside a V that assessors still recognise.3 guides Digital twinsVirtual vehicle models across the development lifecycle.1 guide
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Sprinting through the V

The V-model is a structure of evidence. The sprint is a structure of scheduling.

A 43-page guide to running agile sprints inside an automotive V-model without breaking traceability, ASPICE assessments or ISO 26262 safety cases. Written for systems engineers, architects and leads who have to make both work on the same programme.

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