Eclipse S-CORE: The Open-Source Middleware Foundation for Software-Defined Vehicles
Eclipse S-CORE is a modular, safety-critical middleware stack developed within the Eclipse SDV Working Group. Qorix is a founding member, active contributor, and official distributor of the project.
What Is Eclipse S-CORE?
Eclipse S-CORE (Safe Open Vehicle Core) is an open-source project hosted within the Eclipse SDV Working Group. It develops a shared, modular middleware stack for software-defined vehicles – adoptable by OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers without proprietary lock-in.
Qorix’s Role in Eclipse S-CORE
Qorix is a founding member of Eclipse S-CORE and actively shapes its development, contributing core modules and driving the project toward its production-readiness milestone.
- Founding member of Eclipse S-CORE
- Active contributor and maintainer with direct say over what code is accepted into the project, shaping architecture, driving maturity milestones, and contributing core modules across every release
- Official distributor – Qorix Performance is developed natively within Eclipse S-CORE and delivered as a production-ready commercial distribution, with validated releases, long-term support, and ISO 26262 certification services
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Eclipse S-CORE production-ready?
Eclipse S-CORE is progressing release by release toward production-readiness. Qorix delivers a production-ready distribution today, ahead of the community reaching that milestone.
Who is behind Eclipse S-CORE?
Eclipse S-CORE is an open-source project within the Eclipse SDV Working Group, developed collaboratively by a growing contributor community that today includes more than 30 companies – with Qorix on board as a founding member.
Is Eclipse S-CORE really open source, with no vendor lock-in?
Yes. It is one shared implementation maintained in the open. Commercial partners like Qorix add validated releases, support, and certification services on top, without diverging from the upstream code.
How does Qorix Performance relate to Eclipse S-CORE?
Qorix Performance is developed natively within Eclipse S-CORE and delivered as a production-ready commercial distribution – with validated releases, long-term support, and ISO 26262 certification services on top of the open-source foundation.
Is Eclipse S-CORE certified for automotive safety standards like ISO 26262?
Eclipse S-CORE is built with a safety-ready architecture aligned to ISO 26262. Qorix Performance adds the evidence-based validation artefacts and certification support needed for actual series-production certification.