Vector Korea, a global vehicle network and embedded software company, and BlackBerry QNX are positioning themselves as a strategic platform to address the complexities of the SDV era and provide the foundation OEMs need to transition to software-centric vehicle development.

Vector Korea and QNX announced on the 15th that they have officially announced 'Alloy Kore', an integrated vehicle software operating platform to accelerate the development of software-defined vehicles (SDV).

This platform is attracting attention from the industry as major global OEMs, including Mercedes-Benz, are considering introducing it into their next-generation SDV architecture.

The automotive industry has recently seen a rapid increase in architectural complexity as vehicle functions shift towards software-centricity.

Alloy Core is designed to provide a robust, scalable, and safety-certified software foundation to address these challenges.

Vector and QNX are enabling OEMs to adopt the platform early and begin prototyping and integration through an Early Access version.

The core value of Alloy Core is to dramatically reduce the integration burden of base-layer components.

Previously, OEMs provided operating systems and middleware.Well, we had to integrate core components like virtualization technology directly, which slowed down development and made it difficult to focus on high-value software innovation.

Alloy Core combines QNX's safety-certified operating system and virtualization technology with Vector's safety middleware to provide a lightweight, scalable platform for deploying applications across multiple domains within the vehicle.

The platform reduces the complexity of SDV development while enabling OEMs to focus on differentiated software innovations such as intelligent driver assistance, personalized in-cabin experiences, and over-the-air update-based services.

In particular, Mercedes-Benz is exploring leveraging alloy cores to power a centralized high-performance control unit (HPC) and implement vehicle-wide over-the-air (OTA) updates.

This is expected to significantly accelerate the speed of market launch of new digital services by separating hardware and software development cycles.

“The complexity of SDV development continues to increase, but the answer is not to build more, but to build smarter,” said John Wall, president of QNX. “Alloy Core is a strategic platform that abstracts the fundamental complexity of vehicle software, allowing OEMs to focus on true innovation.”

Alloy Core meets ISO 26262 ASIL D functional safety and ISO/SAE 21434-based cybersecurity, with an official certified version expected by the end of 2026.

Additionally, QNX and Vector plan to collaborate with industry standardization initiatives such as Eclipse S-CORE and SOAFEE to extend Alloy Core as a reference architecture for SDV development.

“Alloy Kore is helping OEMs prepare for a software-defined future,” said Matthias Traub, CEO of Vector. “This is a significant turning point in how we do things,” he said. “We can accelerate our innovation cycle with a scalable and modular platform, without having to reinvent the wheel for each new vehicle program.”