Hyundai Rotem said on the 9th that it will work with U.S. software development specialist Wind River to build a software development environment for the rail institutional sector using WRSD (Wind River Studio Developer) and push to advance digital technology in rail. WRSD is a state-of-the-art, cloud-based software development platform that provides a virtualized development environment.
With this collaboration, Hyundai Rotem plans to apply a development environment optimized for software-defined vehicles (SDV) to the rail vehicle development field as well. As a result, it expects improved design efficiency in rail systems and stronger on-time delivery capabilities.
Hyundai Rotem plans to build this development environment into core rail vehicle technologies—from the domestically developed Korea Train Control System (KTCS), which succeeded in localization, to the train control monitoring system, integrated broadcasting system, propulsion system, auxiliary power supply, and battery system—and put it to full-scale use starting next year.
Applying WRSD will allow quality to be secured for rail vehicles in advance and shorten development time. Automating and virtualizing the software development environment enables fast and repeated execution of continuous tasks from development to testing, verification, and deployment. Previously, development was carried out separately by major device and person in charge, then testing was conducted by applying it directly to physical devices.
Hyundai Rotem also explained that developers can participate in development anytime and anywhere in a cloud-based environment, allowing multiple projects to proceed simultaneously.
A Hyundai Rotem official said, "With this collaboration, we will be able to secure advanced service capabilities across the entire life cycle, from rail vehicle design to verification and maintenance," adding, "We will continue to expand SDV technology going forward."