Elektrobit explains how OEMs and Tier-1s can “shift left” by bringing AUTOSAR development to virtual targets before silicon samples exist. Their team ports an AUTOSAR Classic stack (AutoCore) onto a Level-4 virtual prototype using Synopsys VDK, enabling compile-run-test on an accurate, chip-level model that mirrors IP used for tape-out. The goal is earlier integration, faster feedback loops, and full regression testing without waiting for bring-up hardware. https://www.elektrobit.com/products/automotive-software/eb-corbos/linux-for-safety/
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They also address a long-running question in automotive: how to run Linux in mixed-criticality systems while meeting ISO 26262 ASIL requirements. Elektrobit’s approach layers a hypervisor beneath a safety monitor so safety-critical partitions remain protected from best-effort Linux workloads, making it practical to use Linux for instrument clusters, ADAS support functions, and other time-sensitive domains where determinism and fault containment matter more than raw throughput.
In the demo, “Linux for Safety” is provisioned directly in the cloud on AWS EC2, so teams can spin up a reference image and start development immediately. This cloud-first path complements on-target validation later, but accelerates early milestones: driver and BSP bring-up against the virtual SoC, continuous integration of AUTOSAR Classic/Adaptive components, and automated conformance and stress testing with reproducible artifacts for audits and safety cases.
Beyond the core OS and middleware, Elektrobit highlights “virtual IVI,” extending the same method to in-vehicle infotainment and dashboard stacks. The promise is end-to-end software delivery—HMI, graphics, media, connectivity, diagnostics—validated against a virtual ECU with hypervisor-enforced isolation, so UI performance tuning, real-time scheduling, and watchdog strategies can be exercised before hardware is allocated for benches.
This interview was filmed at Embedded World North America. If you’re evaluating a path to combine AUTOSAR Classic (e.g., EB tresos AutoCore) with Linux in a mixed-criticality architecture, the takeaways are clear: use a Level-4 virtual platform early, keep safety partitions supervised by a dedicated monitor under a hypervisor, run your CI in the cloud for scalability, and land on hardware once the software baseline is already stable for integration tests and HIL rigs.
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