In this paper, we describe the Automation in High-performance Cyber Physical Systems Development research project. Its main goal is to contribute to the advancement of the state of the art in the model-based development of heterogeneous vehicular systems. In particular, the project aims at providing a model-based framework for the automatic assessment of timeliness of vehicular systems by means of model-based simulation, timing analysis and their interplay. Additional information on the project can be found through its official website: http://www.es.mdh.se/projects/520-Automation_in_High_performance_Cyber_Physical_Systems_Development Copyright © 2019 for this paper by its authors.