Automakers Advance Software-Defined Vehicle Platforms and Toolchains

Subaru’s late-2020s SDV plans, planned Red Hat/Ferrous Systems safety-qualified Rust integration, and Elektrobit/Microchip AUTOSAR work point to continuing platform investment. GM adds a claimed 40-times-more-powerful central compute unit, reduced wiring and an AI-oriented OnStar revamp, with vehicle plans extending to 2028 and an app to 2027. Delivery, privacy safeguards and claimed gains remain to be validated.