As vehicles integrate more advanced sensing, monitoring, and wellness technologies, the resilience of the electronic component supply chain has become a critical factor in ensuring system safety and longevity. This session explores how proactive component-level lifecycle and obsolescence management protects in-cabin systems from supply volatility, last-time buys, forced redesigns, and unexpected end-of-life events. We will examine the unique challenges of long automotive product lifecycles, including multi-year qualification timelines, stringent reliability expectations, and the rapid evolution of semiconductor technologies. The talk highlights practical methods such as lifecycle risk scoring, alternate-source strategies, PCN impact assessment, supplier quality monitoring, and long-term availability forecasting. By connecting supply chain reliability with in-cabin safety, monitoring, and wellness functions, this session shows how robust obsolescence planning ensures stable production, consistent performance, and compliance across the vehicle’s lifetime.
By engineers, for engineers: A technically grounded guide to the rapidly evolving in-cabin technology industry and companies.
