A solution that can accelerate the development of SDV (Software Defined Vehicle) software through virtual ECUs is expected to reduce SDV development costs and accelerate development.

Vector Korea (CEO Ji-Hwan Jang, Vector Korea), a global automotive, aerospace, and transportation electronic system development software company, announced on the 30th its software development solutions 'vVirtualtarget' and 'vHypervisor' that provide a flexible development environment by maximizing development efficiency in line with the complex requirements of SDV (Software Defined Vehicle).

Vector's SDV software development solution enables simultaneous testing of ECU software in multiple environments based on virtualization without the need for physical ECUs, flexibly managing test environments, accelerating development and dramatically reducing costs.

Especially in multi-core environments, it thoroughly implements time and space separation between virtual machines, ensuring high reliability even in complex systems.

By integrating multiple systems into a single ECU, a safer software environment is realized, and the system can be flexibly expanded to meet various ECU architecture requirements, from small microcontrollers to high-performance automotive computers.

vVirtualtarget is a physical Accelerate software development by improving productivity with virtual ECUs without hardware.

The ability to run and test ECU software in a virtual environment allows software development to begin even before hardware is ready. This drastically reduces development time and costs and enables powerful simulation from the beginning of development.

vHypervisor supports the integrated execution of multiple operating systems and applications running on SDV on a single ECU.

MICROSAR vHypervisor allows multiple virtual machines to run in parallel on a single ECU, with each machine being fully isolated, ensuring security and stability.

This saves resources, provides strong security and stability between systems, and provides a flexible development environment while simultaneously satisfying the complex requirements of multiple systems within a vehicle.

“As automotive systems become more complex and development cycles shorten, innovative tools are needed to stay ahead of the competition. Vector’s vVirtualtarget and MICROSAR vHypervisor virtualization solutions are powerful tools for optimizing, accelerating and enhancing security in ECU (electronic control unit) projects,” said Jang Ji-hwan, CEO of Vector Korea. “With Vector’s virtualization solutions that support more efficient and safe vehicle development, we will be able to discover new possibilities and innovations in vehicle development.”