Red Hat has just announced that the Linux Math Library, a fundamental component for Red Hat’s automotive operating systems, has achieved the exida ISO 26262 ASIL-B functional safety certification. This confirms Red Hat’s commitment to achieving safety certification natively, continuously, and comprehensively for Linux in automotive applications.
In collaboration with exida, Red Hat has developed and validated an innovative approach to meeting the process objectives of many functional safety standards, including ISO 26262, overcoming the challenges associated with complex and pre-existing open-source software like Linux. This certification demonstrates that the engineering of the mathematical library components, individually and as a whole, meet or exceed strict functional safety standards, ensuring substantial reliability and performance for the automotive industry. The certification of the mathematical library is a significant milestone that reinforces confidence in Linux as a viable platform for future safety-related automotive applications.
Red Hat’s commitment to open-source principles remains essential for the development of software-defined vehicles (SDV). Open-source projects have consistently set industry standards, driving compatibility and interoperability among various systems, components, providers, and manufacturers. By working with the broader open-source community, Red Hat can leverage the rigorous testing and analysis conducted by Linux stakeholders, collaborating through open-source communities to deliver solutions based on open standards. This approach enhances long-term maintenance capability and limits vendor lock-in, providing greater transparency and performance.
Red Hat’s automotive operating system is poised to deliver a security-certified Linux-based operating system capable of supporting multiple related and unrelated safety applications simultaneously in a single instance. These applications include advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), digital cockpit, infotainment, body control, telematics, artificial intelligence (AI) models, and more. Red Hat is also collaborating with industry leaders to offer pre-validated and pre-integrated software solutions, accelerating the market entry of SDV concepts.