AI meets safety, open source meets automotive:

Stuttgart, February 10, 2026 – At embedded world 2026, taking place March 10–12 in Nuremberg, ETAS will present highlights from its current portfolio for the development, functional safety assurance, and industrialization of embedded and automotive software. The focus is on four key areas that will significantly shape product development in the coming years: the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in safety-critical applications, the professionally governed use of open source in vehicle software platforms, and regulatory cybersecurity requirements in the context of the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).

Under the guiding theme “Artificial intelligence meets functional safety,” ETAS will demonstrate how AI functionalities can be aligned with the requirements of safety-critical embedded systems. The emphasis is on production-ready solutions that enable companies to develop embedded software to high safety standards, validate it in a traceable manner, and move toward certification—especially where new AI approaches meet established safety engineering practices and evidence-based verification.

A second focus addresses the growing importance of open—yet robustly secured—software stacks in the automotive industry: “Open source meets automotive.” Vehicle software platforms, and middleware in particular, are considered the backbone of modern E/E architectures; at the same time, expectations for openness, reusability, and security continue to rise. ETAS positions itself as an active contributor in this space and, as a main contributor to the Eclipse S-CORE project, will showcase a production-ready, S-CORE-based distribution as part of the ETAS Vehicle Platform Suite—tailored to today’s requirements of automotive software developers for industrial-grade quality, integrability, and long-term maintainability.

In addition, ETAS will spotlight its capabilities around AUTOSAR Classic. Against the backdrop of an increasing number of customers switching to ETAS AUTOSAR Classic solutions, the company will present options and application scenarios using RTA-CAR at the booth—aiming to provide proven, cost-efficient, and secure solutions for ECU projects.

Another key topic is cybersecurity decision-making under regulatory time pressure. The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) defines binding requirements for the cybersecurity of connected hardware and software products; it applies from December 11, 2027, while vulnerability reporting obligations will already take effect from September 11, 2026. At embedded world, ETAS will offer individual and free consultations with cybersecurity experts to help companies assess impacts on products, processes, and compliance documentation early on and derive appropriate measures; consultation appointments can be booked online in advance.

In addition to its exhibition presence, ETAS will contribute expertise to the embedded world Conference: Philipp Ahmann (among other roles, Chair of the Technical Steering Committee of the Linux Foundation ELISA project, member of the LF Europe Advisory Board, and Eclipse S-CORE Committer) will speak on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. in Session 5.4 (Software & Systems Engineering – Software Architectures) on “Building a Safety-Certifiable Open Middleware for POSIX-Based Automotive Platforms”, outlining the path to production readiness in the S-CORE 1.0 release and providing insights into activities related to ISO 26262, ASPICE, and ISO 21434. At 1:45 p.m., Session 3.5 (Safety & Security – Open Source for Safety & Security 2) will follow with the talk “Open Source for Safety-Critical Systems: A Landscape Exploration,” offering an overview of safety-critical open-source software and practical guidance for assessing safety approaches.

Visit ETAS at embedded world 2026 in Hall 4A, Booth 512. More information is available at etas.com.

ETAS GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH, represented in twelve countries in Europe, North and South America, and Asia. ETAS' portfolio includes software development tools, software testing solutions, automotive middleware, data acquisition and processing tools, authoring and diagnostic solutions, automotive cybersecurity solutions, and end-to-end engineering and consulting services for the realization of software-defined vehicles. Our product solutions and services enable vehicle manufacturers and suppliers to develop, operate, and secure differentiating vehicle software with increased efficiency. Further information available at www.about-etas.com