Vector Informatik and SYSGO collaborate on AUTOSAR Adaptive
Vector Informatik and SYSGO have established a joint venture to develop embedded software for next-generation ECUs. The partnership aims to deliver an integrated platform combining Vector’s AUTOSAR Adaptive basic software, MICROSAR, with SYSGO’s real-time operating system, PikeOS.
SYSGO, Europe’s leading provider of Safety- and Security-critical operating systems, brings extensive expertise from the Avionics sector. Vector contributes its long-standing experience in developing ISO 26262-compliant AUTOSAR software. Together, the companies offer a robust solution for high-performance ECUs built on the AUTOSAR Adaptive standard, targeting applications such as automated driving, multifunctional application servers, and infotainment systems.
The joint platform integrates PikeOS with its POSIX-compliant operating system and hypervisor as the foundation of the Adaptive AUTOSAR architecture. This combined solution—Adaptive MICROSAR with PikeOS—is available worldwide as part of Vector’s AUTOSAR portfolio, offering system developers a well-aligned, future-ready platform from a single source.
Powering safe & flexible ECUs
The joint development focuses on seamless integration between the PikeOS real-time operating system and Adaptive AUTOSAR basic software. Key features for safety-relevant ECUs (ISO 26262) include robust application isolation, enabling the secure coexistence of both QM and ASIL software.
The platform not only meets ISO 26262 up to ASIL D but also supports fast boot capabilities and modern Security features to guard against unauthorized access.
Looking ahead, Vector and SYSGO expect ECUs to run multiple operating systems in parallel, each with distinct advantages. To support this, the joint solution is designed to scale—accommodating additional system partitions for AUTOSAR Classic, Linux, or other platforms.
Vector Informatik is the leading manufacturer of software tools and components for the development of electronic systems and their networking with various systems from CAN to Ethernet. Since 1988, Vector has been a partner of manufacturers and suppliers to the automotive and related industries. Vector tools and services give engineers the decisive advantage to make a demanding and highly complex subject as simple and straightforward as possible. Every day, Vector employees work on electronic innovations in the automotive industry. Worldwide customers from the automotive, commercial vehicle, aviation, transport and control technology industries rely on the solutions and products of the independent Vector Group to develop technologies for tomorrow's mobility. The Vector Group employs over 2,000 people and achieved sales of 414 million euros in 2016. In addition to its headquarters in Germany (Stuttgart), Vector has subsidiaries in the USA, Japan, France, Great Britain, Italy, Austria, Sweden, South Korea, India, China and Brazil.
