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The Eclipse Foundation logo. / Photo courtesy of Hyundai Mobis

Hyundai Mobis is adopting an open-source methodology to accelerate the development of its mobility software.

The South Korean automotive supplier announced on May 28 that it has joined the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) Working Group under the Eclipse Foundation—the world's largest non-profit open-source development organization—and will actively participate in the collective's overarching "Ankaios" project.

The Ankaios project is a global collaborative initiative focused on standardizing foundational technologies, commonly referred to as software platforms or middleware. Crucially, the project aims to develop the industry's first open-source-based software standard platform equipped with Automotive Safety Integrity Level B (ASIL-B) functional safety standards.

Currently, 13 global enterprises are participating in the initiative, prioritizing the implementation of common core technologies vital for realizing SDVs. This joint focus stems from the fact that establishing a baseline standard technology is a prerequisite for expediting the development of high-level applications, such as autonomous driving. Furthermore, under this shared objective, the participating entities aim to prevent redundant R&D investments while maximizing overall system stability.

As its primary contribution, Hyundai Mobis plans to open-source its proprietary container solution, which minimizes interference between software programs running within a Linux operating system environment. This technology serves as a structural partition, packaging individual applications separately to prevent the myriad of software components in an SDV from disrupting one another while ensuring rapid execution.

According to Hyundai Mobis, this container solution operates more than 10 times faster than conventional technologies within a vehicular controller architecture. It also features a continuous runtime integrity verification mechanism designed to block unauthorized software alterations resulting from external cyber intrusions.

"Open-sourcing our proprietary technology is a direct testament to our confidence in our software capabilities, which will significantly bolster the global market credibility of Hyundai Mobis's automotive electronics components," a company official stated. "Leveraging our participation in this project, we expect to leap forward as a leading specialized enterprise spearheading the mobility software sector."

                                                                                                             Kim So-young