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Revolutionizing Software-Defined Architectures

Key Points

Unified Platforms across Industries

Automotive, Robotics, Avionics, Medical and Cloud

Reduced Development Costs & Time-to-Market

Software reuse up to 100% / Savings up to 50%

SW Reconfigurable Test Environment

From months to minutes -
scalable SDV architecture setup

AI Optimization

Intelligent software module placement & network configuration

CO₂ Footprint Reduction

Through AI optimization & Web Assembly – up to 20%

W3C Standards

Enable a unified approach to software development

Quick Overview

  • 🔹 Project: OSxCAR – Optimized Software-defined Car Architectures
  • 🔹 Duration: 06/2024 – 05/2027
  • 🔹 Funding Code: EFRE-20800271
  • 🔹 Consortium Leader: Aptiv Services Deutschland GmbH
  • 🔹 Partners: University of Wuppertal, University of Bielefeld, paraXent GmbH, CETEQ GmbH
  • 🔹 Objectives:
    • SDV Platform & Testbench for heterogeneous hardware
    • WebAssembly for platform-independent software
    • AI for optimizing network and software distribution

Our Vision

  • ✔️ More Sustainable through optimized energy efficiency
  • ✔️ Safer through advanced AI-supported systems
  • ✔️ More Adaptable through modular software architectures
  • ✔️ Future-proof through continuous over-the-air updates

Key Technologies

Software-defined Vehicle Platform

Modular integration of software components

AI-supported Systems

Autonomous driving & predictive maintenance

WebAssembly in Vehicles

Safe and efficient execution of vehicle applications

Automated Testing Procedures

Quality assurance for complex vehicle software

Project Impact

  • ➕ Reduce CO₂ emissions through more efficient vehicle software
  • ➕ Strengthen digital sovereignty through European technology leadership
  • ➕ Create jobs in the high-tech industry

What will I find on this website?

Latest News

Neuigkeiten

  • OSxCAR partner meeting November 2025 conference room

    OSxCAR Consortium Meeting: Collaboration in Action

    For the last time in 2025, the OSxCAR project team met with partners from Bergische Universität Wuppertal, CETEQ GmbH, University of Bielefeld, and paraXent GmbH at Aptiv Services Deutschland GmbH’s CTC in Wuppertal.

    Over two days, the consortium aligned technical strategies and reviewed major progress across all work packages.

    Key highlights included:

    • University of Bielefeld showcased advances in OSxCAR-specific cards for heterogeneous computing
    • CETEQ presented enhanced testing frameworks tailored for WebAssembly modules
    • paraXent demonstrated the integration of the low-latency switching platform within t.RECS
    • Bergische Universität Wuppertal shared insights on network traffic prediction using machine learning for distributed automotive systems
    • Aptiv showed real-time hardware implementations of WebAssembly components on embedded systems, progress on the parallel software framework Shadow Mode, and efforts in customer outreach and media dissemination

    A major highlight was the hands-on workshop addressing integration challenges between component runtimes and platform services on real-time embedded systems. Technical discussions revealed new opportunities to optimize WebAssembly for automotive-specific requirements.

    What makes OSxCAR unique is the blend of academic excellence and industry expertise. These collaborative sessions are essential as we shape the next generation of software-defined vehicle architectures.

    Zur Meldung „OSxCAR Consortium Meeting: Collaboration in Action"
  • OSxCAR partner meeting

    System Setup of the Testbench Racks

    The first testbench racks have been successfully delivered and are now being assembled step by step. Currently, the system setup is underway, where the mechanical components, the available programmable power supplies, and the backplane structures are being properly configured and wired together. This milestone marks the beginning of the technical implementation and lays the foundation for the upcoming integration and validation phases.

    Zur Meldung „System Setup of the Testbench Racks"
  • OSxCAR Partner Meeting

    OSxCAR Partner Meeting

    The OSxCAR consortium met for Big Room Planning to define concrete work steps for the upcoming quarter. In two parallel working groups, the focus areas AI network optimization and testbench development were explored in depth.

    Important decisions:

    • Focus on concrete use cases with Radar/Fusion360 as benchmark
    • Prioritization of comprehensive cloud-to-edge executability
    • Use of GNN technology for network optimization
    • Integration of a common test framework with graphical user interface

    The hardware teams from paraXent and University of Bielefeld initiated the procurement of evaluation boards for Ethernet switches.

    Zur Meldung „OSxCAR Partner Meeting"
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OSxCAR is funded by the EFRE/JTF programme NRW under the funding reference EFRE-20800271.