A resource efficient framework to run automotive embedded software on multi-core ECUs.

•Partitioning component-based real-time applications onto embedded multi-cores.•Mapping of software-components to a task set and integrating the mapping with partitioning.•A parallel version of Ant Colony Optimization leveraged by Simulated Annealing.•A software tool to deploy automotive applications on ECUs.•Evaluation based on a real-world benchmark; an engine management system.