As software-defined vehicle programs become more complex, the industry is under growing pressure to turn flexible software architectures into robust production platforms. Open-source building blocks are gaining importance in that effort, but series programs still demand stability, traceability, safety alignment and long-term maintainability.
Paula Herzog, Head of Product Program Management at Qorix, addresses exactly this tension in her presentation at the Automotive Software Strategies Conference 2026 in Munich. Drawing on experience from Bosch, ZF and now Qorix, she discusses what it takes to make Eclipse S-CORE production-ready for safety-critical and real-time embedded systems.
