Elektrobit lays out a practical path to software-defined vehicles by pairing a modular “smart EV” hardware base with a reusable software layer, so automakers can start from a standardized skateboard-style platform and then differentiate through their own apps, services, and UX. The focus is repeatable vehicle compute blocks, supply-chain control, and fewer vendor lock-in traps as programs scale. https://www.elektrobit.com/ces2026/
A core technical theme is making Linux viable where functional safety and determinism used to push teams toward proprietary RTOS stacks. Elektrobit’s EB corbos Linux for Safety Applications is positioned for ISO 26262 compliance up to ASIL-D, showing that safety-relevant workloads can run with a clear safety concept while still leveraging the Linux ecosystem. In the ADAS demo, they reference real-time execution around a 60 Hz loop rate and contrast it with the typical “tweak Linux and hope” approach, calling out QNX as a common alternative they aim to match, while keeping the Linux toolchain and middleware stack.
They also connect SDV pressure to developer throughput: ECU and system setups can be described via a Python API, and AI-assisted coding workflows (for example, prompting GitHub Copilot) can generate or modify that configuration instead of hand-writing boilerplate. The point is to shorten the describe–build–test cycle for embedded targets so teams spend more time on validation, integration, and behavior rather than repetitive wiring. This segment was filmed at CES Las Vegas 2026, on the show floor at the Elektrobit booth.
On the cockpit side, the story shifts to cloud-first iteration. EB civion Creator and the broader EB civion smart cockpit approach aim to let teams customize IVI/HMI quickly, push changes into simulators in the cloud, and then carry the same configuration onto real targets in minutes. The demo frames this as hardware-agnostic development for modern IVI stacks, including Android Automotive/AOSP-style workflows, and notes that the same software can be exercised on both AMD and Qualcomm platforms in a tight feedback loop.
Taken together, the booth narrative is “right-sized SDV”: standardize the parts that slow everyone down (platform, safety, tooling), and differentiate where drivers notice (features, UX, services) without waiting on full hardware availability. The Foxconn collaboration around EV.OS provides a reference hardware track, while Linux-for-safety and cloud cockpit tooling address two bottlenecks that often stall SDV programs: safety sign-off and UI/IVI iteration. It’s a cohesive view of how platform engineering can reduce time-to-market without claiming magic arc.
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