The Automotive Software Quality Management System (ASQMS) has been developed to address the growing role and complexity of software in modern vehicles. As automotive systems increasingly rely on software, there is a need for a structured framework adapted to software development and integration. ASQMS complements existing automotive standards by focusing on software-specific processes, risks, and quality expectations. It also reflects the importance of collaboration between organizations and their software suppliers. In this context, companies must be able to evaluate their own processes as well as those of their partners to support consistency and transparency across the software value chain.
This creates the need for competent first-party (internal) and second-party (supplier) auditors.
