Method and Apparatus for Updating Software of Electronic Control Units for Vehicles

A device for evaluating compliance with automotive regulations, the device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory operatively connected to the processor and storing at least one piece of code to be executed by the processor,
• wherein the memory stores code that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to, based on confirming a connection to a vehicle, collect, from a management controller, a primary determination result on whether the vehicle is in compliance with automotive regulations by comparing a vehicle type database that stores detailed information about the vehicle, with a vehicle status database that stores current configuration information about the vehicle collected from a plurality of execution controllers, compare a version of the vehicle type database collected from the management controller, with a version of a master database that stores comprehensive information about all vehicle types, to determine whether the versions are identical to each other, and generate a secondary determination result on whether the vehicle is in compliance with the automotive regulations, based on the primary determination result and a determination result on whether the version of the vehicle type database and the version of the master database are identical to each other.

A method, performed by a management controller installed in a vehicle, of evaluating compliance with automotive regulations, the method comprising:

• collecting, from a plurality of execution controllers, a vehicle state database that stores current configuration information about the vehicle;
• determining whether the vehicle is in compliance with automotive regulations, by comparing a vehicle type database that stores detailed information about the vehicle, with the vehicle status database;
• and
• recording, in the vehicle status database, a result of determining whether the vehicle is in compliance with the automotive regulations.