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Open-source platform, led by HARMAN, to help accelerate the development of software-defined vehicle experiences.

Enthusiasm for open source software contribution is not yet matched by adoption: An article in the June/July 2025 issue of SDV magazine, focusing on the Eclipse SDV Working Group.

How can organisations harness the power of AI without compromising on security, adaptability, or sovereignty? Our executive director Mike Milinkovich looks at how open source AI tooling offers a sustainable path forward, and a path that puts control back in the hands of developers.

Eclipse Theia 1.61 is here, packed with AI enhancements and powerful dev tools! Discover how Task Contexts, chat suggestions, editable prompts, and new agent capabilities bring AI-assisted development to the next level.

Whether you're building your own IDE or exploring the AI-powered Theia IDE, this update is a must-read for cutting-edge productivity

Commodity software for vehicles is increasingly being developed as open source. But the community and companies need to further develop their self-image.

On 27 May, Open Regulatory Compliance is hosting a panel, “The Cyber Resilience Act and Open Source: What Maintainers Really Need to Know,” which will be live-streamed by GitHub as part of Maintainer Month. 

Will developers remain empowered creators or become passive users of opaque, vendor-controlled systems?

Read the full blog post from Mike Milinkovich!

As AI becomes integral to our development environments, questions arise about control and transparency. Recent events, like the restriction of the C/C++ extension in VS Code forks, highlight the challenges of relying on tools that, while open source at their core, may have proprietary constraints.

Latest news from the SDVerse: Read our second Eclipse SDV Newsletter to learn more about our new Eclipse SDV members & projects, reports, upcoming events, and more.

Struggling to get AI coding agents to follow your project’s unique conventions? This article introduces a simple yet powerful solution — a "project-info" file — that gives AI the essential context it needs to work seamlessly within your codebase, all demonstrated through a hands-on video with the AI-powered Theia IDE.

We're happy to announce the release of SUMO version 1.23.0.
 

An interview (in German) with Michael Plagge, VP Ecosystem Development at the Eclipse Foundation, on why active participation in Open Source will lead to success in the automotive industry.

Security is fundamental to open source software. With growing dependencies, evolving threats, and expanding community usage, proactive security reviews have become essential.

Adoptium is happy to announce the immediate availability of Eclipse Temurin 8u452-b09, 11.0.27+6, 17.0.15+6, 21.0.7+6 and 24.0.1+9. As always, all binaries are thoroughly tested and available free of charge without usage restrictions on a wide range of platforms.

We’re pleased to share that, following active community discussions and collaboration, we have submitted feedback to the European Commission on the Definition of Important and Critical Product Categories. 

Read April's Community Newsletter to learn about Eclipse Foundation's Rapid Security Reviews, the Eclipse Trustable Software Project, our new reports, and more!

Open source projects promise faster and more efficient innovations in the automotive industry. Michael Plagge of the Eclipse Foundation discusses the role of open source collaborations and the Eclipse S-Core project.  

The entire system prompt of the AI-powered Theia IDE has been exposed, intentionally—proving that transparency, not secrecy, is the future of AI developer tools. Discover how Theia is redefining AI-powered coding with full user control, live editing, and open licensing—read the full story!

In a recent episode of AppDevANGLE, Paul Nashawaty sat down with Mike Milinkovich, Executive Director of the Eclipse Foundation, to unpack what the CRA means for global software stakeholders and why developers, manufacturers, and open source foundations must act now.

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 2024, gathered responses from more than 650 automotive development professionals worldwide.