Vehicle Signal Specification

The Vehicle Signal Specification (VSS) is an initiative by COVESA to define a syntax and a catalog for vehicle signals. The source code and releases can be found in the VSS github repository. Some tools for parsing and converting VSS files can be found in the VSS-tools github repository.

This documentation gives you an overview of VSS:

• Introduction
  Read this part if you want to know more about what the specification is all about, what’s in and out and how to quickly browse through the current status.
• VSS Project Governance
  Information on the VSS project governance process.
• VSS Rule Set
  Information on the rules that apply to a VSS model. Note that additionapolicies applies for the VSS standard catalog
• VSS Design Policy
  Design policies for the VSS standard catalog.
• VSS Standard Catalog Overview
  Information on content and design chices of the VSS standard catalog.
• Extending and Customizing VSS
  How can you extend and customize the VSS Catalog for use in your environment.
• License
  Information on the VSS license.
• Ecosystem
  How to use the specification? Check out the existing tools and standards to transform or make use of VSS.