- Important milestone for software-defined mobility: With its Performance stack crafted by Eclipse S-CORE, Qorix brings executable open-source middleware to real hardware.
- Experience it live at the Qorix booth at ELIV 2025 in Bonn, Germany (booth 34, October 15-16, 2025).
- Qorix plays two key roles in the project: as a contributor and as a distributor.
Munich (Germany) – For the first time, Qorix is bringing key S-CORE components into its Performance stack for embedded hardware. This is an important step toward making open software architectures practical and usable in the automotive sector. The technology will be presented to the public for the first time at ELIV 2025.
Qorix demonstrates the Performance stack crafted by the S-CORE project in action
With the Performance Stack, Qorix is showcasing central middleware functionalities on a high-performance electronic control unit (ECU) for the first time. This offers a concrete preview of the industrial application of S-CORE in mass production. “We are proud to present key S-CORE components on real hardware to the public for the first time. This sends a clear signal to the industry that open-source middleware is practical and ready for real-world applications,” said Dr. Nico Hartmann, Qorix’s CTO.
What is S-CORE?
S-CORE (Safe Open Vehicle Core), an open-source project of the Eclipse Foundation, develops standardized middleware for software-defined vehicles (SDVs). Its goal is to bridge the gap between operating systems and vehicle functions. The project focuses on safety-critical, high-performance ECUs and generic software services, such as interprocess communication, orchestration, logging, and data persistence. These basic functions will be implemented uniformly across the industry, allowing automakers and suppliers to focus on their own unique applications.
Qorix: a technology driver and industry partner
Qorix plays two key roles in the Eclipse S-CORE project. First, as a contributor, the company developed the Persistency and Orchestration modules from scratch — essential building blocks for safety and sequence control. At the same time, Qorix qualifies the stack for real customer projects and supplements it with services such as safety documentation and system integration.
These efforts make the Qorix open-source software specifically usable in the automotive sector. With the Qorix Performance Stack, S-CORE becomes executable, safety-compliant middleware, offering clear advantages to automotive manufacturers and suppliers. They can reduce development costs and focus on creating unique features.
Press contact:
Valérie Hasler, Corporate Communications, QORIX GmbH,
Email: valerie.hasler.ext@qorix.ai
About QORIX
Qorix is a technology company that offers innovative and powerful middleware solutions to the mobility ecosystem, especially in the transformation towards software-defined vehicles (SDV). Qorix helps automotive manufacturers and suppliers to manage the ever-increasing complexity of software while maintaining complete control over their architecture. Qorix middleware ensures a global, secure and powerful software ecosystem that can be rapidly deployed in future vehicles. The product portfolio includes standard compliant AUTOSAR Classic and Adaptive solutions and Qorix’s own “Performance” stack that is particularly designed for the requirements of future software-defined vehicles. Qorix employs around 300 employees worldwide, focusing on global software product delivery for OEM and tier-1 programs. Established as joint venture of KPIT Technology Ltd. and ZF, with Qualcomm as a strategic shareholder, Qorix leverages KPIT’s expertise in software development and ZF’s proficiency in automotive systems to drive innovation in the automotive industry.
For further information, please visit www.qorix.ai
About the Eclipse S-CORE project
S-CORE (Safe Open Vehicle Core) is an open-source project within the Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) Working Group of the Eclipse Foundation. The project’s goal is to develop common middleware for SDVs. This middleware forms the non-differentiating core of a modern vehicle software stack, enabling the modular, interoperable, and scalable development of safety-related components. Leading companies in the automotive and software industries support the project, including Accenture GmbH, BMW Group, ETAS GmbH, Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation GmbH, Qorix GmbH, Aumovio SE, Elektrobit Automotive GmbH, and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.. The open-source approach promotes reuse, standardization, and faster development. It creates a foundation for a sustainable, common software base for the industry that is open, secure, and future-proof.
