Die Eclipse Foundation, eine der weltweit größten Open-Source-Organisationen, hat heute zusammen mit mehreren Branchenführern – darunter ETAS, Microsoft und ZF – die Gründung der Arbeitsgruppe für softwaredefinierte Fahrzeuge (SDV-Arbeitsgruppe) mit speziellem Fokus auf Innovationen in der Automobilindustrie bekanntgegeben. Nach dem „Code First-Ansatz“ liegt das Ziel der Arbeitsgruppe darin, für die Kernfunktionen einer neuen Fahrzeugklasse einen der ersten Software-Stacks der Branche samt dazugehöriger Werkzeuge zu entwickeln. Diese zukunftsfähigen Open-Source-Lösungen können Unternehmen für ihre eigene Fahrzeugentwicklung nutzen.
Für die Automobilindustrie bedeutet die Umstellung auf Open-Source-Software eine radikale Abkehr von den herkömmlichen Methoden. Da sich Fahrzeuge jedoch zunehmend in „Computer auf Rädern“ verwandeln, wird die Bedeutung von Software und Standardisierung zunehmen. Die Eclipse Foundation geht davon aus, dass softwaredefinierte Fahrzeuge es Fahrzeugherstellern und -zulieferern ermöglichen, zukünftig Software in den Mittelpunkt der Fahrzeugentwicklung zu stellen. Auf diese Weise lassen sich die Innovationsgeschwindigkeit, die Produktionsgeschwindigkeit und die Fähigkeit zur Skalierung der Produktion von softwarezentrierten Fahrzeugen um ein Vielfaches steigern.
„So wie OSS in anderen Branchen – wie beispielsweise in der Fertigung und dem Gesundheitswesen – schnelle Innovationen und Skalierung ermöglicht hat, so profitiert auch die Automobilindustrie von der Nutzung des Open-Source-Modells“, so Mike Milinkovich, Executive Director der Eclipse Foundation. „Für die Nachfrage nach dieser neuen Initiative spricht, dass sich zum Start dieser Arbeitsgruppe die führenden Vertreter der Branche zusammengefunden haben. Mit ihrer traditionsreichen Geschichte in der Automobilbranche gibt es keine andere Organisation, die besser geeignet ist, diesen Wandel voranzutreiben, als die Eclipse Foundation.“
Damit Entwicklungsprozesse bedeutend verändert werden können, wird die SDV-Arbeitsgruppe die Grundlage für ein offenes Ökosystem schaffen, in dem Fahrzeugsoftware sicher und geschützt eingesetzt, konfiguriert und überwacht werden kann. Fahrzeughersteller und -zulieferer können sich auf dieser Basis dann um differenzierende Kundenmerkmale und Verbesserung der Nutzererfahrung konzentrieren. Letztlich sollen die Branchenführer davon profitieren, sich vollkommen auf Innovationen konzentrieren zu können, während sie Zeit und Kosten für nicht differenzierende Elemente wie Echtzeit-Betriebssysteme, bestimmte Komponenten der Middleware-Schichten oder Kommunikationsprotokolle einsparen.
Um diesen Wandel hin zu softwaredefinierten Fahrzeugen zu unterstützen, arbeiten wichtige Akteure aus der Technologieszene und der Automobilindustrie gemeinsam an der Entwicklung eines Open-Source-Runtime-Stacks für Fahrzeuganwendungen, an cloudbasierten Fahrzeugabläufen sowie an hochintegrierten Entwicklungs-Toolchains. Die Open-Source-Initiative für softwaredefinierte Fahrzeuge zielt darauf ab, nutzbaren Open-Source-Code für fahrzeuginterne Software langfristig für alle Fahrzeugmodelle, Produktlinien, Marken und Organisationen bereitzustellen.
Mit ihrer jahrzehntelangen Erfahrung in der Steuerung komplexer Technologie-Initiativen und Multi-Vendor-Organisationen ist die Eclipse Foundation die ideale Organisation, die Umsetzung eines solchen Vorhabens zu unterstützen. Ihr Einsatz für Transparenz, Herstellerneutralität sowie eine einheitliche Sprache wird allen Mitgliedern die Möglichkeit eröffnen, um die Zukunft der Arbeitsgruppe gemeinsam zu gestalten.
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Zitate von Mitgliedern:
ETAS
“The creation of the Software-Defined Vehicle Working Group is the next milestone on the road to building a vibrant open-source community that lays the foundation for the realization of software-defined vehicles. The focus on ‘code first’ is what makes the difference from traditional consortia. At ETAS, we look forward to actively shaping the future of SDV. Our contributions will focus on what it takes for a developer to concentrate on software innovation and bring our embedded expertise to this new development approach. We look forward to the contributions of an active ecosystem and are committed to integrating the contributions of all partners into a strong joint technology package,” Christoph Hartung, Chairman of the Board of Management of ETAS GmbH.
Microsoft
“Today, mobility companies need to focus on software innovation to provide their customers with personalized and differentiated services. At the same time, software development for vehicles comes with various non-differentiating challenges, driving the need to apply modern software engineering patterns. Collaborating in a cross-industry open source community creates a unique opportunity for businesses to serve ever changing customer needs more resiliently,” said Ulrich Homann, corporate vice president and Distinguished Architect Cloud + AI, Microsoft.
ZF
“When developing new vehicle systems, we see all vehicles as software-defined, think ‘software-first’ and act in a networked way,” said Dr. Dirk Walliser, senior vice president Corporate R&D at ZF Group. “Significant parts of in-vehicle software, such as the real-time operating system or specific parts of the middleware layer, are competitively non-differentiating for vehicle manufacturers and their end customers. In this area, we see great added value for the entire automotive industry when we develop in an open ecosystem according to the open source principle. In interaction with high-performance computers, intelligent sensors and smart actuators, such vendor-neutral software with associated tools forms the basis for all innovative and differentiating software functions for the vehicle of the future.”
Accenture
“Software, cloud and emerging ecosystems are increasingly key to strategic growth initiatives in the automotive industry and will require even more collaboration and a focus on ‘code-first’ thinking,” said Axel Schmidt, senior managing director and global automotive industry lead at Accenture. “By investing in critical areas such as operating systems and middleware components, and collaborating with a range of ecosystem players with expertise in tech, data and AI capabilities who can help advance innovation and drive value, the industry could make significant advancements.”
Arm
“The Software-Defined Vehicle is driving changes in the design of the vehicle computing architecture, which Arm is addressing with high-performance, safety-enabled processing technologies,” said John Heinlein, VP of automotive partnerships, Automotive and IoT Line of Business, Arm. “The SOAFEE initiative, recently founded by Arm and many industry leaders, builds on this computing architecture to enable the shift to a cloud-native software development methodology for automotive applications. SOAFEE has strong synergy with the efforts of the Eclipse Foundation’s Software-Defined Vehicle Working Group, and we’re eager to join the working group to help bring to life the next-generation of vehicle innovation and enhanced driver experiences.”
AVL
“With vehicles becoming increasingly software-defined, the interplay between agile software and traditional hardware development needs to be clearly established,” says Dr. Wolfgang Puntigam, Global Business Unit Manager IODP at AVL. “We will contribute with our extensive expertise in vehicle development and validation methodology to bridge the gap between the software and the hardware worlds. The collaboration within this working group will provide us with vital insights into further improving methodologies and validation tools for software-defined vehicles.”
Bosch
“With our software-centric engineering approach, Bosch is speeding up and simplifying the way in which vehicle software is developed, tested, and deployed. In addition, we believe in an open ecosystem which will be a crucial key to success for the software-defined vehicle that is why we have strongly advocated the co-founding of this working group. After months of hard work, we are happy to reach the next stage and come closer to this ecosystem with the foundation of the Eclipse Software-Defined Vehicle working group,” says Sven Kappel, vice president – Head of Project Software Defined Vehicle at Bosch.
Capgemini
“Software-Defined Vehicles are shifting the paradigm for the automotive industry: end-to-end architectures, combining on-board and off-board services will facilitate future vehicle services across the ecosystem. Capgemini with its strong experience in business transformation, technology, and engineering is enabling businesses to realize this promise. We are happy to be a part of The Eclipse Software-Defined Vehicle Working Group, to play an active role in defining the future standards of safe and autonomous mobility, driving the future of the Automotive industry,” said Jean-Marie Lapeyre, chief technology & innovation officer for the Global Automotive Industry at Capgemini.
Continental Automotive
“A profound transformation of the vehicle’s architecture coming along with a shift towards centralized computing units is key for smart, safe, and autonomous mobility and empowers the user experience in the vehicles of the digital age,” said Gilles Mabire, CTO at Continental Automotive. “Continental is a pioneer in SW-defined vehicles; we do see collaboration as essential in order to create software-based innovation and bring it swiftly to market. With this in mind we are happy to contribute our expertise and software to the open architecture of the Software-Defined Vehicle Working Group.”
DMI
“During this massively disruptive time in auto, we believe that a solid and future-safe strategy and architecture for SDV will determine success and ability to manage change,” said Jenny Heinze, VP of Automotive & Software Mobility, DMI. “The DMI team is excited to bring our comprehensive in-vehicle and connected vehicle platform expertise to the Eclipse Software-Defined Vehicle open source community in partnering with other strategic thought leaders to enable the future of community-enabled vehicle and connected ecosystem solutions.”
Red Hat
“As the automotive industry is transitioning to an open source, software-driven and service-oriented development cycle, Red Hat believes success will come by way of collaboration across the ecosystem and through the adoption of open standards with a common approach to standardization,” said Francis Chow, vice president, Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System. “We are pleased to join the Eclipse Software-Defined Vehicle working group alongside other automotive partners to help the industry apply Linux-based open source and cloud-native approaches to connected vehicles.”
Reycom
“Reycom in collaboration with Liebherr, strategic partners for industrial and connected IoT solutions, appreciates the initiative of the SDV Working Group to jointly drive the activities in the field of software-defined vehicles,” said Pascal Rey, CEO and Founder at Reycom. “Reycom will incorporate the open source vehicle software into their hardware and software platform. Thanks to the joint development within the SDV Working Group, it should be possible to reduce the time and cost of bringing brand-specific, innovative and specialized end-products to market – better together.”
SUSE
“Through the efforts of the Software-Defined Vehicle Working Group, the core functionality of the next-generation automotive platform will advance by leveraging open source,” said Thomas Di Giacomo, SUSE chief technology and product officer. “At SUSE we believe collaboration toward cloud-native technologies, including the advancement of the operating system and container management, will be key to the success of this group. Containers have radically accelerated the development cycle of cloud-based applications, and they will also revolutionize how we bring software-defined features to the vehicle, from developing and testing them in the cloud to deploying them in the vehicle.”
