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Business Wire
21-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
ABB and Red Hat Extend Collaboration on Process Automation Systems to Drive Industrial Innovation
BOSTON – RED HAT SUMMIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ABB and Red Hat today announced an extended collaboration to develop automation systems for the future of industrial IT, enabling more secure and modular deployment of control applications for process industries. The collaboration builds on ABB's automation leadership and Red Hat's industry-leading enterprise open source platforms, combining industrial innovation and digital capabilities – including data analytics and artificial intelligence – to help pave the way towards autonomous operations. ABB's process automation system architecture consists of two interconnected yet distinct environments: a robust and secure control environment that helps ensure stable, real-time management of critical processes, and a digital environment designed for flexible and scalable introduction of digital solutions. Previously, ABB and Red Hat collaborated on the digital environment infrastructure for a more rapid scalable deployment of advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and cloud-based applications, without disrupting core control operations. Now, the two companies are expanding their collaboration to include the control environment, delivering enhanced operational consistency and stability to meet the most demanding security and process requirements. Built on Red Hat platforms such as Red Hat Device Edge and Red Hat OpenShift this dual approach will allow customers to introduce innovations incrementally, protecting operational integrity and existing investments while maintaining high levels of cybersecurity. Additionally, Red Hat technologies provide a reliable and secure foundation for system lifecycle services within the process automation system. Aligned with global industry standards and frameworks, ABB and Red Hat's collaboration supports secure adoption across multi-vendor environments, allowing customers to embrace digital transformation with greater confidence. Red Hat Summit Join the Red Hat Summit keynotes to hear the latest from Red Hat executives, customers and partners: Modernized infrastructure meets enterprise-ready AI — Tuesday, May 20, 8-10 a.m. EDT (YouTube) Hybrid cloud evolves to deliver enterprise innovation — Wednesday, May 21, 8-9:30 a.m. EDT (YouTube) Supporting Quotes Francis Chow, vice president and general manager, Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System and Edge, Red Hat 'This extended collaboration with ABB marks a significant milestone for the industry at large, as we empower manufacturers with the tools and solutions they need to transform to better meet the demands of today's increasingly complex industrial landscape. Red Hat platforms, including Red Hat Device Edge and Red Hat OpenShift, provide a durable and consistent foundation for process automation and industrial controls, helping to address the strict security and uptime requirements of industrial use cases. We look forward to continuing our work with ABB to deliver modern automation powered by open-source technologies.' Stefan Basenach, senior vice president, Process Automation Technology, ABB 'Ongoing industry collaboration is essential to shaping the future of automation. Together with Red Hat, we're advancing modular, scalable solutions that align with global frameworks and deliver long-term value to customers across process industries. The dual-layered architecture, built on open source platforms, creates a robust foundation for the industry to progress towards autonomous operations. We look forward to building on this momentum together as we continue to drive open, resilient and secure automation that supports industry both now and in the future.' Additional Resources Learn more about Red Hat Summit See all of Red Hat's announcements this week in the Red Hat Summit newsroom Follow @RedHatSummit or #RHSummit on X for event-specific updates Connect with Red Hat About ABB ABB is a global technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. By connecting its engineering and digitalization expertise, ABB helps industries run at high performance, while becoming more efficient, productive and sustainable so they outperform. At ABB, we call this 'Engineered to Outrun'. The company has over 140 years of history and around 110,000 employees worldwide. ABB's shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ABBN) and Nasdaq Stockholm (ABB). ABB's Process Automation business automates, electrifies and digitalizes industrial operations that address a wide range of essential needs – from supplying energy, water and materials, to producing goods and transporting them to market. With its ~20,000 employees, leading technology and service expertise, ABB Process Automation helps process, hybrid and maritime industries outrun – leaner and cleaner. About Red Hat Red Hat is the open hybrid cloud technology leader, delivering a trusted, consistent and comprehensive foundation for transformative IT innovation and AI applications. Its portfolio of cloud, developer, AI, Linux, automation and application platform technologies enables any application, anywhere—from the datacenter to the edge. As the world's leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, Red Hat invests in open ecosystems and communities to solve tomorrow's IT challenges. Collaborating with partners and customers, Red Hat helps them build, connect, automate, secure and manage their IT environments, supported by consulting services and award-winning training and certification offerings. Red Hat's Forward-Looking Statements Except for the historical information and discussions contained herein, statements contained in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on the company's current assumptions regarding future business and financial performance. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially. Any forward-looking statement in this press release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as required by law, the company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Techday NZ
21-05-2025
- Automotive
- Techday NZ
Red Hat partners to drive innovation in software-defined vehicles
Red Hat has announced the development of a partner ecosystem focused on integrating silicon, middleware, application software, and services with the Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System for future software-defined vehicles. The automotive sector is undergoing a transformation towards software-centric vehicle architectures, which requires new forms of collaboration among industry participants. Red Hat is actively seeking strategic partnerships with a range of technology experts, including silicon vendors, independent software vendors, tier-1 suppliers, and systems integrators, to ensure its platform supports this shift. Red Hat's strategy is to provide automakers with a wider choice of trusted solutions for deploying its in-vehicle operating system. By collaborating across the ecosystem, Red Hat aims to help accelerate development cycles, simplify integration, and enable vehicles to deliver enhanced user experiences. Francis Chow, Vice President and General Manager, In-Vehicle Operating System and Edge at Red Hat, said: "The automotive industry is experiencing a significant shift, as more and more automakers and suppliers turn to open source for software-defined vehicles. Red Hat acknowledges that navigating this complex evolution requires highly strategic, targeted collaborations in order to meet the rigorous requirements of automotive. By proactively building a partner ecosystem of technology experts and suppliers, Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System is poised to reshape the world of automotive and empower the industry on its transformative journey to software-defined vehicles." Red Hat works with silicon partners to enable software portability through hardware abstraction, which is intended to speed up software development while maintaining access to advanced hardware features. Middleware and software vendors contribute to the seamless operation of critical vehicle applications. Systems integrators are collaborating to deliver end-to-end solutions to further optimise design speed and reduce validation times. Bruno Putman, Vice President, Automotive Go-to-market and Alliances at Arm, remarked: "This era of automotive innovation relies on a strong software ecosystem to deliver advanced features that drivers have come to rely on. In collaboration with Red Hat, we ensure Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System supports Arm automotive architectures and enable the development of mixed critical automotive software with open collaboration through SOAFEE, accelerating automotive software design built on Arm." Uwe Brandenburg, Chief Technology Officer, Automotive & Manufacturing Industry, DXC Technology, added: "Together with Red Hat, DXC is helping automotive manufacturers accelerate their journey to autonomous driving. By leveraging Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System within our software-defined vehicle solutions, we're enabling a secure, reliable, and scalable foundation for real-time, safety-critical workloads — driving innovation without compromising performance." Christian Uebber, Chief Technology Officer, ETAS, said: "I congratulate Red Hat on achieving its first functional-safety certification for Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System. Having reviewed the Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System Safety Guidance Manual, I can confirm that this milestone is a significant step forward for ASIL-B safety in open source software. An exceptional amount of work has clearly gone into this – this is real progress." Jack Weast, Intel Fellow, Vice President and General Manager, Intel Automotive, commented: "Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System plays a crucial role in advancing software-defined architectures within the automotive industry. Intel Automotive is pleased to collaborate as a key partner, and with Red Hat's extensive experience of more than 30 years on Intel Architecture, our combined efforts are set to contribute significantly to the evolution of software-defined solutions in the automotive sector." Chang Sukjin, Head of Smart Mobility Laboratory, CTO Division, LG Electronics, stated: "The collaboration between LG Electronics and Red Hat marks a pivotal step in accelerating innovation in software-defined vehicles. By combining Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System with LG Electronics' software-defined vehicle middleware technologies, we are setting a new standard for a stable and flexible vehicle software platform, driving the future of the mobility ecosystem." Ray Cornyn, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Automotive Processors, NXP Semiconductors, gave his perspective: "Open source software is a catalyst to automotive innovation. Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System helps address a key challenge in advancing software-defined vehicles – combining the rapid evolution of a community-driven platform with the safety rigor required in real-time vehicle systems. At NXP, we welcome the Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System safety certification that is supported by NXP's S32G safety-certified vehicle network processors, as a major step forward. This collaboration reflects our shared vision of a future where software-defined vehicles redefine mobility." Nico Hartmann, Ph.D, Chief Technology Officer, Qorix GmbH, said: "The increasing complexity of software-defined vehicles demands robust, flexible and secure software architectures. Safety-certified Linux, powered by open source, is a key enabler for this transformation. By integrating our powerful Qorix middleware with Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System, we see a strong opportunity to efficiently implement mixed-criticality use cases in a future-proof way. We are excited to be part of a growing ecosystem, driving innovation for the mobility of tomorrow." Juhapekka Niemi, Senior Vice President, Product Management, Qt Group, stated: "We're excited to collaborate with Red Hat to help accelerate the future of software-defined vehicles. Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System is a big step forward for software-defined vehicle development. Together with Qt Safe Renderer, we are helping automakers develop modern embedded systems that are both functionally safe and dependable." Marco Di Benedetto, Senior Vice President, Engineering, Sonatus, explained: "Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System offers an important base for a growing range of automotive applications spanning different vehicle domains, and this most recent safety certification expands its applicability into many types of safety-critical systems. Sonatus technology has been ported to Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System and we have been working with Red Hat to show how our combined solutions can accelerate the shift to software-defined vehicles in a range of important applications." Narasimham RV, President, Engineering Services, Tech Mahindra, said: "The transition from hardware-centric architectures to software-first paradigms necessitates open, modular, and safety-aware operating systems. Tech Mahindra is at the forefront of this shift, utilizing our full-stack capabilities from silicon to software and supporting global OEMs in building scalable, future-ready software-defined vehicle (SDV) platforms. Our collaboration with Red Hat enables both organizations to jointly accelerate time to market and deliver innovative mobility solutions tailored to the needs of our customers." Artem Aginskiy, Product Line Manager, High-Performance Processors, Texas Instruments (TI), commented: "Our collaboration with Red Hat represents an important milestone in the evolution toward the software-defined vehicle. With TI's high-performance automotive hardware platforms and Red Hat's cutting-edge work to deliver a Linux offering that addresses functional safety requirements, developers now have access to the vast Linux-based open source ecosystem to enable innovation and accelerate time to market." Shinpei Kato, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, TIER IV, and Founder, Autoware Foundation, said: "Red Hat has been an invaluable partner to TIER IV and the Autoware Foundation in advancing a software-defined vehicle reference implementation, enabling the Autoware open-source autonomous driving software to seamlessly run on Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System. We are excited about the possibilities this open source-based autonomous driving reference platform unlocks, and we believe it will play a vital role in accelerating the deployment of safe, secure, and scalable autonomy solutions across the automotive industry." Dongchao Xu, Chief Executive Officer, ThunderX, stated: "As the intelligent automotive industry rapidly evolves, open source technology remains pivotal to innovation. ThunderX, specializing in intelligent driving domain controllers and high-performance computing (HPC) platforms, is proud to collaborate with Red Hat. Together, utilizing Red Hat technologies, we are advancing an open source automotive ecosystem to accelerate the software-defined future of mobility."
Techday NZ
20-05-2025
- Automotive
- Techday NZ
Red Hat secures safety certification for vehicle OS
Red Hat has achieved functional safety certification for its Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System, which is scheduled for general availability in the third quarter of 2025. The operating system is now certified as a Safety Element out-of-Context (SEooC) against the ISO 26262 Edition 2, 2018- Level ASIL-B standard, affirming its compliance with rigorous automotive risk management and safety requirements for in-vehicle, operator-critical computer systems. Red Hat has stated its intention to facilitate the automotive industry's transition to software-defined vehicles, advocating for an open source and cloud-native approach to automotive system development. This model supports software creation in the cloud, followed by virtual simulation and deployment on physical hardware without the need to rewrite code. The company began pursuing the goal of delivering the first continuously certified Linux platform for vehicles in 2021. Since then, it has worked closely with exida, a firm specialising in functional safety and cybersecurity certification, to meet the comprehensive demands of ISO 26262 and other functional safety standards. The Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System is built upon the Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform and has been optimised for automotive requirements, including improved boot times, real-time performance, and robust freedom from interference (FFI) protocols. This architecture is intended to ensure that non-safety-critical applications such as infotainment and GPS cannot disrupt essential safety functions. The platform is targeted for use in advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), digital cockpits, body control, telematics, infotainment, and the integration of artificial intelligence models within vehicles. To supplement the platform, Red Hat will provide a Safety Guidance document, including Assumptions of Use (AoUs) and related safety artefacts. The offering will also include a software development kit (SDK) that draws on Red Hat's suite of hybrid cloud and application development tools, which aims to simplify the translation of cloud-based innovation to in-vehicle applications. "Bringing Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System to market sets an inflection point for the automotive industry's shift toward software-defined vehicles. Built on the proven backbone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the platform enables automakers to accelerate innovation, enhance safety and strengthen system security while embracing an open source approach to drive greater flexibility and collaboration. We're excited to help transform the driving experience by empowering the automotive ecosystem with a more scalable, reliable and open platform," Francis Chow, Vice President and General Manager for In-Vehicle Operating System and Edge at Red Hat, said. Red Hat is collaborating with several companies in the automotive silicon hardware industry, including Arm, Intel, NXP, Qualcomm, Renesas, and Texas Instruments. The company intends to pre-qualify its operating system on a range of hardware platforms and will initially certify it for a Renesas device at launch, with certification for a Qualcomm device to follow. "Congratulations. Red Hat has successfully demonstrated that this first release of Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System meets the highly sought after exida standard for certification to ISO 26262 ASIL-B. The exida ANAB accreditation is widely regarded as the toughest in the world and requires a higher quality of technical expertise and comprehensive product review of any certification body. This results in products that are safer, more secure, easier to use and more reliable. With this latest certification of the Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System, Red Hat has shown they more than meet the ISO 26262 process framework requirements with their innovative 'upstream first' focus on technical solutions developed in open collaboration with experts around the world. In addition, since the most recent concept certificate was issued by exida in January, many Red Hat kernel maintainers and senior software development experts have successfully studied for and completed the exida Functional Safety Practitioner (FSP) qualification underlying their commitment to both open source and functional safety throughout their safety activities. Congratulations again to the entire global team involved in this complex endeavour for demonstrating that an operating system based on open source components can more than satisfy the intricate integrity requirements of ISO 26262," Jonathan Moore, Director of Advanced Systems at exida, commented on the certification. Nissan, one of Red Hat's customers, is planning to use the operating system as part of its next-generation software-defined vehicle strategy. "Nissan is joining forces with Red Hat to develop its next-generation software-defined vehicle platform, powered by Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System. This collaboration will help propel Nissan's transformation into a software-defined vehicle leader, positioning the company in the evolving mobility landscape," Kazuma Sugimoto, General Manager of the Software Engineering Department, Software Defined Vehicle Engineering Division at Nissan Motor, said. Renesas has contributed to the open source initiative and commented on the first platform to earn Red Hat certification. "Renesas has always been an advocate for and active contributor to open source software. Since the announcement of Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System availability on the RoX SDV platform, we've been excited about our collaboration. Today, we're proud to announce that the first certification of Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System will be on the Renesas R-Car S4 platform. This combined solution gives customers the flexibility to design a wide range of scalable automotive compute systems, from ADAS and IVI to gateways and cross-domain fusion, without compromising on safety or security," Aish Dubey, Vice President and General Manager of the High Performance Computing SoC Business Division at Renesas, stated. "Congratulations to Red Hat on achieving the ASIL-B certification for Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System. This milestone is a testament to Red Hat's commitment to safety and innovation in the automotive industry. Qualcomm Technologies is proud to be a collaborator along this journey, and we look forward to providing our mutual customers with a safety-certified operating system that will drive the future of automotive technology," Laxmi Rayapudi, Vice President of Product Management at Qualcomm Technologies, remarked.
