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In September 2024, the European Commission published a paper titled The future of European competitiveness authored by former ECB president Mario Draghi. The in-depth analysis and recommendations section of the so-called "Draghi Report" devotes an entire chapter to the European automotive industry, examining its transformation and challenges in the context of global shifts toward green mobility, Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs), and evolving market dynamics.

Software has become the main differentiator in modern vehicles, and its importance in the automotive industry is continually growing. However, the development of automotive software presents distinct challenges that differentiate it from conventional software development.

In this blog from Arm and Ferrous Systems, learn how to integrate Rust with Real-Time Operating Systems like Eclipse ThreadX on microcontrollers and medium-sized microprocessors.

Eclipse Temurin has reached over 500 million cumulative downloads as of October 31, 2024!

Read Diana Kupfer's post-event report to revisit the big moments from the first-ever OCX, including highlights from keynote sessions, main tracks, collocated events, and more. 

Capella Days is your opportunity to learn from Capella ecosystem members! Benefit from the experience of industrial adopters who have successfully deployed an MBSE approach with Arcadia and Capella on their projects.

Hear Naci and Andreas' perspectives on what makes this hackathon unique, how participants can familiarise themselves with SDV technologies, and what technologies they’re most excited about.

In this interview with Peter LeVasseur, we’ll delve into his views on key developments in automotive software, the role of Rust as a programming language in the automotive sector, effective ways to onboard new contributors, and fostering collaboration between open source projects.

We’re excited to announce that Ruby Central has become a member of the Eclipse Foundation's newly launched Open Regulatory Compliance (ORC) Working Group.

ETAS, a member of the Bosch group, is developing an open-source-based test automation framework for automotive systems together with renowned partners such as Volkswagen/CARIAD, Mercedes Benz Tech Innovation, and AVL. The project is being realized under the umbrella of the Eclipse Software-defined Vehicle Working Group and named “Eclipse openDuT” (DuT=Device under Test).

The complete training contains three parts: the fundamentals, secure coding and advanced topics. We'll begin with the fundamentals split in two 1h sessions in November 2024. The remaining parts will take place early next year.
 

Open Community Experience (OCX) 2024 kicked off today in Mainz, Germany, alongside a handful of collocated events, including the Open Community for Automotive (OCA). Diana Kupfer looked at four big takeaways from Day 1.

The Eclipse SDV Hackathon, set to take place from November 20-22, 2024, will showcase the capabilities of Eclipse SDV technologies, highlighting their seamless integration with each other and with relevant software and hardware platforms.

Each year, this report delivers crucial insights into the state of enterprise Java and its trajectory, providing a comprehensive view of how developers, architects, and technology leaders are adopting Java to meet the growing demands of modern cloud-native applications.

Improvements include a major boost to simulation speed with heavy file output and improved rendering speed in sumo-gui as well as more details for modeling electric vehicles.

Share your contribution to Eclipse projects at Embedded World 2025 in Nuremberg! For this special call for papers, we’re looking for presentations covering Eclipse ThreadX, open source hardware, safety-critical systems, and software-defined vehicles.

Your answers will help assess the current state of software development in the automotive industry. The results will be compiled in a report that helps automotive software development teams keep pace with the latest trends.

At HiPEAC Open Source Consultation Day, Philippe Krief and Gaël Blondelle aimed to explore open source’s potential in addressing key European challenges like digital sovereignty, the global skill shortage, AI, new regulations, and the impact of geopolitical tensions.

Join us for this informational webinar lead by Tanja Obradovic, Java Programs Senior Manager at Eclipse Foundation and Andrew Pielage, Senior Software Engineer at Payara.

Jakarta EE 11 release co-coordinator and Java Champion Ed Burns has analyzed the Platform Project's performance regarding incorporating developer feedback into the deliverable of Jakarta EE 11. Get the report card in this blog post.