Open-source software powering the future of SDV

ELISA stands for Enabling Linux In Safety Applications. It’s an open-source initiative under the Linux Foundation focused on facilitating the development and certification of Linux-based safety-critical systems—those whose failure could cause serious harm, such as injury, property damage, or environmental incidents. Rather than creating its own safe Linux distribution, ELISA unites industry stakeholders to collaboratively define and maintain tools, processes, and documentation that help developers demonstrate system safety compliance. The project also engages with safety standards bodies and certification authorities through its members’ expertise to shape industry practices.

The ELISA Project Working Groups focus on safety-critical challenges in using Linux, each focused on key areas such as tool investigation, software architecture, systems, automotive, safety use cases and more. Together, industry experts and leaders collaborate to build best practices, reference materials, and guidance that help make Linux a trusted component in safety-critical applications.

COVESA is an open, collaborative alliance focused on developing and advancing connected vehicle technologies. It brings together automakers, suppliers, and technology companies to define standards, share data models, and create interoperable solutions that enable new digital services. By developing common data approaches and technologies for connected vehicles and fostering a global ecosystem, COVESA helps accelerate innovation around in-vehicle experiences, connectivity, and cloud integration. Its work is a cornerstone for building scalable and sustainable digital services across the automotive industry.

The Eclipse Foundation is a leading open-source community that provides a vendor-neutral environment for collaborative software innovation. It hosts a number of strategic industry initiatives, including the Eclipse Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) Working Group, where automakers, suppliers, and technology leaders work together to accelerate the development of next-generation automotive software platforms. By fostering open collaboration and shared standards, the foundation helps reduce fragmentation, increase interoperability, and drive digital transformation across the mobility sector.

Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) is the leading open source platform for Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV), empowering automakers to deliver new features, updates, and user experiences over the air while accelerating the shift to software-centric vehicle architectures. AGL is a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project that unites automakers, suppliers, and technology companies to create a single, shared software stack for infotainment, instrument clusters, telematics, and other in-vehicle systems. By reducing fragmentation and fostering collaboration across the industry, AGL speeds development and time to market, driving innovation at the heart of the connected and software-defined vehicle ecosystem.

JasPar is a consortium of numerous Japanese automobile manufacturers and suppliers with the goal of promoting automotive software technology and reducing development costs. With this in mind, Japanese companies are encouraged to jointly develop technologies such as automotive LAN-enabled technologies, middleware, and software platforms. JasPar represents the Japanese automotive industry in international standardization bodies and contributes to the development of global standards. Elektrobit is a regular member of the JasPar.

SOAFEE is an industry-led collaboration that brings proven methodologies together with standardized interfaces and deployable open-source and commercial Blueprint building blocks. It enables automotive software developers to create portable, software- and AI-defined solutions that run consistently across vehicle platforms.

SOAFEE works with other industry consortia such as AUTOSAR to showcase how AUTOSAR-based applications can be built and deployed within a SOAFEE environment. Another key initiative SOAFEE supports is enabling safety-critical applications running on Linux, including solutions such as EB Corbos.

Through its global ecosystem of members, SOAFEE connects leading technology suppliers, OEMs, and Tier-1s to develop and validate standardized interfaces in SOAFEE Blueprints – simplifying integration, reducing duplication of effort, and accelerating time to production.

SOAFEE: Driving Software That Moves.

The Linux Foundation is dedicated to building sustainable ecosystems around open-source projects to accelerate technology development and commercial adoption.

Founded in 2000, the Linux Foundation provides unparalleled support for open-source communities through financial and intellectual resources, infrastructure, services, events, and training. Working together, the Linux Foundation and its projects form the most ambitious and successful investment in the creation of shared technology.

Elektrobit is member of the Linux Foundation projects ELISA and AGL.

The Eclipse Safe Open Vehicle Core (Eclipse S-CORE) project develops an open-source core software stack for Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs), with a focus on high-performance embedded Electronic Control Units (ECUs). Designed for safety-critical applications, Eclipse S-CORE ensures compliance with key automotive safety and cybersecurity standards, including ISO 26262 (functional safety), ISO/SAE 21434, and UNECE WP.29. By providing a reliable and standards-aligned foundation, the project enables organizations to build and validate next-generation automotive software with confidence.

As a member of the Eclipse S-CORE project, Elektrobit has made its EB corbos Linux for Safety Applications available within Eclipse S-CORE, allowing interested parties to integrate and evaluate their applications in a safety-compliant Linux environment.