CC BY 4.0Schlingloff, HolgerHolgerSchlingloff2022-03-061.6.20212021https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/26754210.1007/978-3-030-62136-0_1In this chapter, we present three use cases that are used throughout this book to demonstrate the various systems engineering methods presented: vehicle platooning, adaptable and flexible factories, and autonomous transport robots. The use cases are chosen from real-life industrial tasks and exhibit all software engineering challenges that are specific to the development of collaborative embedded systems.en004book article