Abstract
The paper describes the overall structure of Automotive SPICE and TestSPICE. It presents a comparison between the processes in Automotive SPICE® and TestSPICE and then focuses on the testing processes and some specific test topics. The paper shows potential benefits of TestSPICE for the automotive industry. It deals with topics like test data management, test automation and test techniques, which are not or only roughly mentioned in Automotive SPICE. The paper also gives a short explanation of the agile extension of TestSPICE.