LG Electronics said on the 4th that it held the "Eclipse SDV Community Meetup" with the global nonprofit Eclipse Foundation at LG Science Park in Magok, Seoul, to build a software-defined vehicle (SDV) open-source ecosystem.
It is the first time this global developer event has been held in Korea. About 140 key corporate officials and software developers leading the SDV market, including BMW, Hyundai Mobis, and ETAS, a subsidiary of Bosch, attended the event.
In his opening remarks, Executive Vice President Eun Seok-hyun, head of the Vehicle component Solutions (VS) Company at LG Electronics, said, "LG Electronics will take the lead in building an SDV open-source ecosystem based on its accumulated software capabilities and broad global partnerships to accelerate the transition to SDV."
The event featured discussions on the achievements and future direction of major open-source projects that allow the industry to focus its capabilities on developing solutions such as in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), as well as foundational technologies commonly used across the automotive industry, including operating systems (OS) and communications.
In particular, there was discussion of S-CORE, a project in which major global automakers such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz are participating with LG Electronics. S-CORE is a project that promotes the commonization and standardization of software in the "non-differentiated domain," which accounts for about 70% of vehicle software, with goals including preventing redundant development, shortening product delivery cycles, and enhancing safety.
The non-differentiated domain refers to common and standardizable functions and areas that do not serve as differentiating factors from competitors. For example, it includes areas such as communication protocols, OS, log and memory management, and basic diagnostic functions, where even if each company develops them individually, consumers perceive almost no difference. The intent is to standardize these to ensure consistent quality and stability and to prevent redundant development.
In particular, more than 100 million lines of software code go into a single car, and the SDV era is expected to increase that code further. Accordingly, the industry expects to significantly reduce development resources through standardization.
LG Electronics also shared the Pullpiri project it is leading. Pullpiri is a project to develop technologies that help stable operation and continuous updates by allowing various software companies to add differentiated solutions on top of the non-differentiated domain based on S-CORE.