Automotive Meets ICT—Enabling the Shift of Value Creation Supported by European R&D

Digitalization is proving to be a game changer in bridging the gap between the heterogeneous skills and markets. It increases productivity through optimisation over the entire supply chain and lets new services emerge through the convergence of applications domains. In this paper, we are providing a review of the main automotive trends and are highlighting how digitalization (especially by information communication technologies—ICT) is supporting, even pushing innovation. We are especially mapping to the IOT4CPS and SCOTT projects to present key results related to Internet of Things supporting the digital transition in the automotive domain.