1. A system for embedding into a vehicle, the system comprising: a plurality of subsystems; a centralized physical platform that includes computing resources operating on behalf of the subsystems; a shared bus system placing the centralized physical platform and the subsystems in communication with one another; wherein the centralized physical platform includes a virtualization layer for operating a plurality of virtual machines, wherein a first subset of the virtual machines are associated respectively with the subsystems and a second subset of the virtual machines provide core system functionality.