Elektrobit has announced that the EB corbos hypervisor has been certified by TÜV SÜD as a Safety Element out of Context (SEooC) according to the ISO 26262 ASIL B safety standard. This certification represents an important milestone, as the hypervisor is a central component of the recently launched EB corbos Linux for safety-critical applications. This certification brings the automotive industry one step closer to using open source operating systems in safety-critical software-defined vehicle (SDV) applications.
The EB corbos hypervisor assumes the central role in hosting the safety monitor modules that make up the core of EB corbos Linux for safety applications. TÜV NORD had already issued a positive technical assessment based on the ISO 26262 ASIL B and IEC 61508 SIL 2 safety standards at the beginning of the year, which formed the basis for the current full certification. The TÜV SÜD certification underlines the potential of the EB corbos hypervisor to enable more efficient, cost-effective and secure development and maintenance of software for future mobility solutions.
The basis of the EB corbos hypervisor is a variant of the open source operating system framework L4Re maintained by Kernkonzept, which has received security certification up to GERMAN GEHEIM from the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). (oe)
