newelectronics: Quintauris and Vector to integrate MICROSAR Classic on automotive RISC-V platform

Abstract

Quintauris and Vector have partnered to integrate Vector's MICROSAR Classic software stack onto the RT-EUROPA real-time RISC-V automotive platform. This collaboration offers a standards-compliant and accelerated path for developers building next-generation software-defined vehicles (SDVs). By leveraging Vector’s proven AUTOSAR expertise and Quintauris’ modular RISC-V architecture, the initiative aims to streamline integration, validation, and deployment for Tier 1 suppliers and OEMs.

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Key Highlights

• Strategic Partnership: Quintauris and Vector collaborated specifically for automotive integration.
• Software Target: Integration of Vector's MICROSAR Classic, which is the company's implementation of the critical AUTOSAR Classic standard.
• Hardware Target: The RT-EUROPA real-time RISC-V automotive platform.
• Industry Goal: Providing a standards-compliant foundation to accelerate the development of modern Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs).

Technical Details

• Standard Compliance: The core technology being integrated is MICROSAR Classic, ensuring adherence to the mandatory AUTOSAR (Automotive Open System Architecture) standard required for robust, safety-critical embedded systems.
• Architecture Contribution: Quintauris provides the open and modular architecture underpinning the RT-EUROPA RISC-V platform, facilitating easier integration.
• Development Benefit: The combination aims to streamline the entire software lifecycle, specifically accelerating the processes of integration, validation, and deployment for complex automotive systems.

Implications

• Maturity of RISC-V Automotive: This partnership is a major validation point, demonstrating that established, mission-critical automotive software stacks (like AUTOSAR Classic) are successfully migrating to the open RISC-V instruction set architecture (ISA).
• Standards Adoption: Bringing MICROSAR Classic directly to a RISC-V platform solves a critical barrier to entry for OEMs, ensuring regulatory and functional safety compliance necessary for production vehicles.
• Ecosystem Acceleration: The availability of high-quality, pre-integrated commercial solutions significantly reduces the time-to-market and development risks for Tier 1 suppliers looking to adopt RISC-V over legacy ISAs in their new designs.
• Competitive Landscape: By offering a robust RISC-V solution supported by key industry players (Vector being a leading provider of AUTOSAR tools), the RISC-V ecosystem becomes highly competitive against proprietary architectures in the specialized automotive market.