Automakers and Parts Suppliers Gather at 'SDV Meetup'... LG Electronics Leads SDV Standardization

Co-hosting the "Eclipse Community Meetup"
Attendance from companies including BMW and Hyundai Mobis
Actively Leading the Standardization of Automotive Software

LG Electronics is co-hosting the global developer conference "Eclipse SDV Community Meetup" in Korea to build an open-source ecosystem for Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV), leading the standardization of automotive software.

On December 4, LG Electronics held the Eclipse SDV Community Meetup at LG Science Park in Magok, Seoul, together with the Eclipse Foundation, a global nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding the open-source software ecosystem. This is the first time the Eclipse SDV Community Meetup has been held in Korea. The event brought together representatives from key companies driving the SDV market, including BMW, Hyundai Mobis, and ETAS, a subsidiary of Bosch, as well as around 140 software developers.

On this day, Eun Seokhyun, Executive Vice President and Head of the VS Business Division at LG Electronics, opened the event by stating, "LG Electronics will accelerate the transition to SDV by leading the development of the SDV open-source ecosystem, leveraging our accumulated software capabilities and extensive global partnerships."

During the event, discussions focused on major open-source projects and their future directions. These projects aim to standardize software in "non-differentiated areas"-foundational technologies such as operating systems (OS) and communications that are commonly used across the automotive industry-using open-source approaches. This helps reduce costs and development time, enabling companies to concentrate their resources on developing differentiated solutions that directly impact user experience, such as in-vehicle infotainment systems (IVI) and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS).

Eclipse SDV Community Meetup. Eclipse.

One of the key topics was the S-CORE project, in which LG Electronics, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and other major global automakers participate. S-CORE aims to prevent redundant development, shorten product delivery cycles, and enhance safety by promoting the sharing and standardization of non-differentiated automotive software, which accounts for about 70% of vehicle software. As a single car contains over 100 million lines of software code-a figure expected to rise in the SDV era-the industry anticipates significant savings in development resources through standardization.

There was also discussion about the Pullpiri project, which LG Electronics has proactively proposed and is leading. Pullpiri is a project to develop technologies that allow various software companies to add differentiated solutions on top of the non-differentiated layer based on S-CORE, enabling stable operation and continuous updates.

LG Electronics is also a member of SOAFEE, a global organization for open-source automotive software standardization. LG Electronics serves as a board member, and SOAFEE’s membership includes more than 150 companies worldwide.

Beyond building the SDV open-source ecosystem, LG Electronics is also leading the transition to SDV by joining global software marketplaces and offering a differentiated total SDV solution portfolio. LG Electronics recently joined SDVerse, the industry's first automotive software marketplace, established by General Motors, Magna, Wipro, and others. SDVerse serves as a hub for accelerating software innovation across the automotive industry, with participation from automakers, parts suppliers, and software developers.

LG Electronics continues to introduce its software solution for SDV, "LG αWare." LG αWare consists of PlayWare, MetaWare, and VisionWare. PlayWare is an in-vehicle entertainment solution that provides high-quality audio and video content experiences. MetaWare delivers immersive information to drivers, such as navigation and roadway hazards, using augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) technologies. VisionWare is a solution that helps with safe driving by analyzing passenger behavior to prevent accidents and supporting functions such as lane departure prevention, utilizing AI algorithms and camera sensors.

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