Automotive

This year’s second SDV Community Days were held on 4-5 June at IAV’s offices in Gifhorn, Germany.

Perforce Software, in partnership with the Eclipse Foundation, has released the findings of the 2025 State of Automotive Software Development Survey. The report provides key insights into the current practices and emerging trends within the automotive software industry, including the use of open source software. The survey, conducted in Q4...

LMOS enables existing development teams to build and scale AI-driven cloud-native applications.

By now, it’s almost common sense that open source software (OSS) is accelerating the shift toward software-defined vehicles. But while its benefits – such as innovation, cost sharing, efficiency, and sustainability – are undeniable, OSS in the automotive industry also presents challenges. The third instalment of our survey report series...

The pathways into the automotive industry and the Eclipse SDV Working Group as are as diverse as software developers themselves. For the second part of our series of short interviews with the most active Eclipse SDV committers, we sat down with Kerstin Keller, maintainer of Eclipse eCAL , to find...

Open source software (OSS) is transforming the automotive industry and drives the core mission of the Eclipse SDV Working Group . From enabling cutting-edge innovation to championing sustainability, OSS is reshaping the development of software-defined vehicles (SDVs). Our latest report, “ Driving Efficiency and Sustainability: The Business Value of Open...

An Interview with Frédéric Desbiens, Eclipse SDV ThreadX SIG Lead This year, the Eclipse Software Defined Vehicle Working Group founded a Special Interest Group (SIG) on Eclipse ThreadX , a versatile and mature RTOS technology that has been at the forefront of embedded systems development since 1997. With a small...

Last week, over 60 participants gathered at ICF Karlsruhe, Germany, to build innovative features using SDV tools and blueprints at the SDV Hackathon Chapter 2 . Over two and a half days, 13 teams brainstormed, coded, and prototyped solutions, guided by hack coaches from companies like ETAS, Microsoft, and Bosch...

Peter LeVasseur Shares His Insights on the Future of Automotive Software and Fostering Adoption of Open Source Projects We had the pleasure of speaking with Peter (Pete) LeVasseur, an experienced professional in the automotive and embedded systems space. With over a decade of experience in automated driving, ADAS, and systems...

We sat down with Naci Dai and Andreas (“Andy”) Riexinger, the dynamic duo leading the charge as Hack MC and Hack MC Assistant for this year’s hackathon. Let's dive into their motivations, perspectives, and what makes this hackathon a standout opportunity for advancing the SDV ecosystem.