Abstract (English); Zusammenfassung (Deutsch); Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Field of Study -- AutomotiveSoftware Development; 3. Review of Related Wor; 4. Development Tools andMethods used within theAutomotive Industry; 5. Analysis of real worldAutomotive Software Projects; 6. Fault prediction and Analysisupon Cross Project Prediction; 7. Conclusion; Appendix A. Publication List; Appendix B. Questions from the Survey; Appendix C. Acronyms; Bibliography; Third Party Tools; Altingers Publications; Altingers Work submitted toreview; Altingers Patents