Automotive, IoT & Edge Devices

Software defined functionality is no longer restricted to the cloud network but is now expected to extend to the edge.

Autonomous AI-driven features are being deployed to positions of trust in gateways and even sensors.The Zonal Architecture revolution driving the evolution to software-defined vehicles is just one indicator that industry has switched to a software-first methodology. The technologies underpinning these use cases are continuously evolving but all suffer from one common denominator - the lack of open software standardization.

Open standards for Automotive, IoT & Edge solutions

The shift to software-first methodology, coupled with advances in artificial intelligence has the potential to create a world in which our devices are always connected, communicate with one another and are driven by intelligent decision making. But in order to realize the full potential of an always connected, always online world, standardization is key. Linaro works with member companies on developing open standards and interfaces which will help accelerate and secure deployment of their Automotive, IoT and Edge solutions.

White Papers available to download (PDF)

Linaro Automotive Strategy

Confidential AI for MCUs

Software Defined Vehicles and the need for standardisation

Standardisation in Edge Device Firmware

Linaro Projects delivering standardization to Automotive, IoT & Edge use cases

Project Stratos

There is a growing trend towards virtualization in areas other than the traditional server environment. The server enviroment is uniform in nature but as we move towards a richer ecosystem in automotive, medical and general mobile and IoT spaces, the rich array of hypervisors and SoCs become a problem. Project Stratos is working towards developing hypervisor agnostic Virtio interfaces and standards.

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Open-CMSIS-Pack

The Open-CMSIS-Pack project is delivering a standard for software component packaging and related foundation tools for validation, distribution, integration, management, and maintenance of microcontroller software. It aims to create a flexible and easy to use end to end development flow - from project creation to execution of the software on real or virtual hardware - for embedded software.

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Trusted Substrate

Trusted Substrate is a BIOS that brings standards based secure booting and over-the-air (OTA) updates to the most trust demanding embedded computing projects such as automotive and robotics. The project aims to upstream all necessary technologies in multiple projects to enable Arm SystemReady compliance.

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Oniro

Oniro OS is a publicly available open source version of the HarmonyOS operating system. Linaro is working with Huawei to further the capabilities of the Oniro OS (around trusted-boot and over-the-air updates), create a collaborative, Oniro OS Open CI testing system, and onboard Linaro Oniro project members and their devices into the project.

>> Learn more about Oniro

Optimize AI for Microcontrollers

The Optimize AI for Microcontrollers project is focused on the strategic AI libraries microTVM and Tensorflow Lite Micro. The aim of this project is to enable inference workloads on Arm microcontrollers while optimizing the AI compiler experience for deeply embedded environments.

>> Learn more about Optimize AI for Microcontrollers

Heterogeneous Platform

The Heterogeneous Platform project is focused on software that allows the different core types or OS types to work together and creates a standards based framework to make the system developers job easier. The majority of Automotive SOCs use multiple CPU core types. Adding M profile or R profile cores to a SOC with A profile cores, allows the A profile cores to focus on the Linux tasks it is designed for, while M/R cores can focus on low latency sense/control loops, isolated security, or increased safety.

>> Learn more about Heterogeneous Platform

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How to participate

There are multiple ways to engage with Linaro.

Join Linaro's Edge & Fog Computing Group

If you want to collaborate with Linaro and other industry leaders on projects which specifically tackle challenges in the edge computing space, the Linaro Edge & Fog Computing Group is the option for you. The Linaro Edge & Fog Computing Group and its members have joined forces to make hybridization a reality through two major efforts - Trusted Substrate and the LEDGE Reference Platform.

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Join Linaro's IoT & Embedded Group

If you want to collaborate with Linaro and other industry leaders on projects which specifically tackle challenges in the IoT space, the Linaro IoT & Embedded Group is the option for you. Linaro’s IoT and Embedded Group members work collaboratively to create and support key standards and best in class implementations to enable secure connected devices in the Arm ecosystem.

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If you want to collaborate with Linaro and other industry leaders on all verticals in the Arm Ecosystem, club membership is the right option for you.

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