From 6–8 October, 2026, we brought together 57 developers, students, automotive professionals, and open source enthusiasts at Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen, Germany, for Eclipse SDV Hackathon Chapter Four, hosted by the ZF Group.
Join the Eclipse SDV North America meetup. Talks, panels, new projects, networking, and fun. Don’t miss it!
Join the second Eclipse SDV South Korea meetup. Talks, panels, new projects, networking, and fun. Don’t miss it!
A new article from WELT looks at how the shift towards software-defined vehicles is changing the way automotive manufacturers, suppliers, and software companies approach this question. The article features Ansgar Lindwedel from the Eclipse Foundation and highlights Eclipse S-CORE as one example of this approach: working together directly on open source code for the automotive software foundation.
For the second time in just ten months, Eclipse SDV traveled to Japan to connect with our highly engaged local community. This time, we not only co-hosted a meetup but also participated in Automotive World Japan, a major industry exhibition that brings together automotive manufacturers, suppliers, and technology providers to showcase and discuss innovations shaping the future of mobility.
A new whitepaper from Berylls by AlixPartners examines the potential cost, time, and strategic benefits of open source middleware for the automotive industry. Eclipse S-CORE features prominently throughout the paper as a concrete example of an emerging open source middleware initiative.
For decades, the automotive industry assumed the answer was the conference room: draft the document, hold the meeting, reach agreement, then build. Eclipse SDV proposes something else entirely - publish the code first, validate it together, and let that experience produce the standard. What LG Electronics calls “Code First” wasn’t just an open-source strategy. It was an argument for rewriting how the auto industry collaborates.
The automotive industry is undergoing one of the most profound transformations in its history. While discussions often centre on electrification or autonomous driving, the real paradigm shift is driven by software. The emergence of the Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) marks a transition from hardware-centric engineering to software-centric value creation. Yet this shift is not merely technological, but also cultural: it fundamentally changes how innovation takes place.
Eclipse SDV’s end-to-end (E2E) Demonstrator Blueprint for software-defined vehicles has been featured by the technology news platform Electronic Design.
The European Commission’s Communication on European Tech Sovereignty cites Eclipse SDV as an example of successful industrial open source collaboration. This recognition is an important milestone.
