Announcement of 'Helix Chassis,' a New Portfolio Capable of Integrating IoT and Automotive

Wind River announced the launch of 'Wind River Helix Cockpit,' an automotive software platform for the command center of connected cars. Explaining that 'Helix Cockpit,' a new software platform in the industry, was designed to meet the requirements of automotive and IoT environments, Wind River also unveiled 'Helix Drive,' software that supports obtaining ISO 26262 certification, the international standard for applications ensuring vehicle safety. It was stated that 'Helix Cockpit' and 'Helix Drive' are components included in the 'Wind River Helix Chassis,' Wind River's automotive portfolio.

Wind River’s automotive portfolio, 'Helix Chassis,' consists of consumer-centric embedded device technologies such as infotainment, telematics, and digital cluster systems, as well as safety technologies like ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) and autonomous driving systems, and the latest features for cloud-based development tools and applications.

Marques McCammon, General Manager of Connected Vehicles at Wind River, stated, “With the proliferation of IoT, there is a trend in automotive systems to further enhance connectivity inside and outside the vehicle through software.” "Accordingly, for vehicle manufacturers to successfully implement connected car strategies, they must have a proper understanding of the overall software environment. The Wind River Helix Cockpit provides a framework that helps vehicle manufacturers secure an optimized software environment and realize their connected car vision. Leveraging decades of technological leadership in the embedded software market as well as expertise in mission-critical industries such as defense and aviation, Wind River is rapidly dominating the automotive market while driving IoT innovation," he said.

Development support for infotainment (IVI), telematics, and vehicle instrument panel systems

'Helix Cockpit' is a software platform based on the Linux Yocto project that conforms to the GENIVI standard. It enables the rapid development of rich features for automotive infotainment (IVI), telematics, and instrument panel systems with innovative connectivity in a secure environment. As a flexible and easily scalable pre-integrated platform, Helix Cockpit supports various hardware and HMI tools and provides a framework optimized for complex IVI systems, helping customers achieve rapid market entry. Customers using 'Helix Cockpit' can access 'Wind River Helix App Cloud' to build IoT applications in a cloud-based software development environment.

'Helix Cockpit' can connect and extend the in-vehicle customer experience to IoT devices and underlying environments, including the cloud, through an integrated connectivity solution that serves as a connectivity framework. It also supports wireless updates and management throughout the entire software lifecycle.

The flexible platform enables the implementation of various functions across the entire ECU by supporting flexible vehicle system designs for integrated and distributed architectures. Based on Wind River’s Secure Linux, a leader in the commercial embedded Linux market, it guarantees scalability for evolving IoT requirements, protocols, and development. For built-in security, the Wind River Security Profile is integrated to securely control data during the boot and runtime processes.

Along with this, Wind River includes the latest technologies related to ADAS certification systems and autonomous driving application cases through an update to 'Helix Drive' (formerly 'Automotive Profile for VxWorks®'). Helix Drive is software optimized for AUTOSAR that supports the acquisition of ISO 26262 certification, the international standard for automotive safety. Helix Drive, designed based on the market-leading real-time operating system (RTOS) VxWorks, is designed to effectively address the growing demands for safety, security, and software-centric driving application certification.

Expectations for the interconnectivity of vehicle systems have risen.
Intelligent software is a key

Expectations for the intelligence and connectivity of vehicle systems are rising as demand increases for customer experiences involving the integration of in-vehicle driving functions and stable external interconnectivity, the proliferation of cloud computing, autonomous driving innovation, and the maximization of safety. Intelligent software is garnering attention as a key to addressing this complexity and interconnectivity.

Wind River unveiled the 'Helix Chassis' portfolio to address this complexity. Designed to combine a vehicle's internal network with external IoT, it provides foundational technology that ultimately creates new business opportunities. In particular, it supports the secure and stable connection of data, services, and actual operations from one environment to another. Based on insights provided by connected cars, automakers can optimize vehicle space, weight, and power, and implement new features such as autonomous driving through the interconnectivity of various software. Furthermore, this enables them to supply safer and more efficient vehicles, enhance the driver experience, differentiate their brands, and secure new market opportunities.