Automotive

"In order to get to market quickly and deliver the highest quality device, it was critical to collaborate with an expert like Wind River who possesses deep automotive and Android experience."
—T.K. Tan, Managing Director, Clarion Malaysia

Clarion, a leading manufacturer of high-performance in-car entertainment systems, is collaborating with Wind River to develop Android-based in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems. Wind River is creating a customized Android software platform for an automotive environment and providing software integration services to ensure Clarion delivers a compatible, reliable, and high quality device.

"We were really impressed by Wind River's technology and support. Wind River allowed us to get the project completed in record time."
—Riccardo De Filippi, Head of Development, Magneti Marelli Motorsport

"Wind River provided Magneti Marelli Sistemi Elettronici with a complete pre-integrated development environment critical to the design success of a very feature-rich application. Wind River has been an excellent partner to us throughout the entire design cycle."
—Antonino Damiano, Telematics Design Manager, Magneti Marelli Sistemi Elettronici

Magneti Marelli is an international company committed to the design and production of hi-tech systems and components for the automotive sector. Wind River VxWorks was a key ingredient in the company's success in building a telemetry logger supporting the need for speed and uncompromising quality for Formula One races. Magneti Marelli is also partnering with Wind River to build the first GENIVI-compliant infotainment system for BMW Group vehicles.

"It is essential for us to maintain close relationships with industry leaders such as Wind River to make sure we stay at the leading edge of automotive technology, functionality, and safety."
—Dr. Udo Judaschke, Director of PLM Systems, Software, and Verification, Continental Automotive IT

Continental, a leading global automotive industry supplier, chose Wind River Diab Compiler for its drive and vehicle control systems, including braking, engine control, and energy management. Wind River Diab Compiler allows Continental to centralize development data across 48 of its sites around the world, resulting in cost savings of more than 30 percent. Wind River Diab Compiler also helps Continental meet the requirements of ISO 26262, a functional safety standard for road vehicles.

The GENIVI Alliance is a nonprofit organization committed to driving the broad adoption of an in-Vehicle infotainment (IVI) reference platform. As a founding member of the GENIVI Alliance, Wind River plays a key role in this consortium by developing, integrating, testing, and contributing key automotive middleware and hardware integration components.

Wind River Platform for Infotainment is among the first GENIVI-compliant automotive solutions.

"Wind River was able to provide Hughes Telematics with a growth path for future innovative products by coupling commercial Linux with automotive-specific extensions and virtualization technology, along with deep industry expertise."
—Erik Goldman, President, Hughes Telematics

Hughes Telematics selected Wind River to provide the foundation for its next-generation telematics architecture. Hughes' telematics control unit (TCU) will deliver information to drivers using Wind River Linux; Wind River Hypervisor, which enables hardware virtualization; and Wind River Professional Services. Wind River's solution will reduce development and hardware costs and increase the system's functionality. Hughes Telematics will begin rolling out its telematics solution in 2009.

"Delphi is adopting the Wind River Linux Platform for Infotainment to help speed up and expand the innovation curve of Delphi's next-generation entertainment and communications platform."
—Dr. Robert W. Schumacher, General Director of Advanced Products and Business Development, Delphi

Delphi, a leading global supplier of mobile electronics and transportation systems, is adopting Wind River Linux Platform for Infotainment to help speed up and expand the innovation curve of Delphi's next-generation entertainment and communications platform.