The era of software-defined vehicles (SDV, Software Defined Vehicle) has rapidly approached. Timely, LG Electronics has resolved to lead the pressing issue of software standardization.
LG Electronics on the 4th at LG Science Park in Magok, Seoul jointly hosted the Eclipse SDV Community Meetup event with the Eclipse Foundation (Eclipse Foundation), a global nonprofit organization for expanding the open source software ecosystem. This is the first time the Eclipse SDV Community Meetup has been held in Korea.
At the event, LG Electronics pledged to lead vehicle software standardization.
The event gathered key company officials and about 140 software developers from core companies leading the SDV market, including BMW, Hyundai Mobis, and ETAS, a subsidiary of Bosch (BOSCH).
LG Electronics vehicle solutions (VS) business unit head Eun Seok-hyun, vice president, marked the start of the event by saying, "LG Electronics will take the lead in building an SDV open source ecosystem and accelerate the SDV transition based on accumulated software capabilities and broad global partnerships."
At the event, discussions were held on the results and future direction of major open source projects that develop software for the "non-differentiating" areas, the foundational technologies commonly used across the vehicle industry such as operating systems (OS) and communications, in standardized open source ways to reduce expense and time, and to help concentrate capabilities on developing differentiated solutions that directly affect user experience, such as in-vehicle infotainment systems (IVI, In-Vehicle Infotainment) and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS, Advanced Driver Assistance System).
A representative discussion was about S-CORE, a project in which global major automakers including BMW and Mercedes-Benz participate alongside LG Electronics.
S-CORE is a project that promotes the commonization/standardization of software in the non-differentiating areas, which accounts for about 70% of vehicle software, aiming to prevent duplicate development, shorten product delivery cycles, and enhance safety. A single car contains more than 100 million lines of software code, and that number is expected to increase further in the SDV era, so the industry anticipates massive development resource savings through standardization.
There was also discussion about the Pullpiri project, which LG Electronics proactively proposed and leads. Pullpiri is a project that develops technology to enable various software companies to stably operate and continuously update differentiated solutions added on top of the non-differentiating areas based on S-CORE.
Meanwhile, LG Electronics also participates in SOAFEE (Scalable Open Architecture for Embedded Edge), a global vehicle open source standardization body. LG Electronics serves as a board member, and corporations participating as SOAFEE members number about 150 worldwide.
LG Electronics is leading the SDV transition not only by building an SDV open source ecosystem but also by joining global software marketplaces and through a differentiated total SDV solution portfolio.
LG Electronics recently joined SDVerse, the industry's first vehicle software marketplace led by companies including GM (General Motors Co.), Magna (Magna), and Wipro (Wipro). SDVerse includes participation from automakers, parts suppliers and software developers, acting as a hub that accelerates software innovation across the automotive industry.
LG Electronics has also been continuously introducing LG αWare, a software solution for SDV.
LG αWare is composed of PlayWare, MetaWare and VisionWare. PlayWare is an in-vehicle entertainment solution that provides high-definition, high-fidelity content experiences. MetaWare is a solution that delivers useful information to drivers, such as route guidance and road hazards, immersively using AR/MR technology. VisionWare is a solution that helps driving with in-cabin sensing that analyzes occupant behavior through AI algorithms and camera sensors to prevent accidents, and lane departure prevention.
[OSEN]