This document provides an overview of CAN BUS systems used in automotive applications. It discusses the requirements for CAN BUS, including the use of twisted pair cable and termination resistors. The document describes the CAN frame format, including the arbitration, control, data, and CRC fields. It explains the OSI layers for CAN, including the physical layer that transmits electrical signals and the data link layer that handles carrier sensing and collision avoidance. Advantages of CAN BUS are its support for multiple masters, reduced wiring complexity, error detection capabilities, and high speeds up to 1Mbps. CAN BUS is also compared to FlexRay, with CAN having lower cost but lower maximum speed.