Another international certification has been achieved by the Red Hat In-Vehicle Operation System in recent days. The new functional safety recognition of mixed criticality is justified by the Linux Math Library license, reached in July of last year, what brings the functional license ISO 26262 Automotive Safety Integrity Level B (ASIL-B) closer to the operating system, the one that allows the launch of the solution in the market. The milestone highlights Red Hat's commitment to providing innovative, native Linux functional safety for automobiles
Mixed criticality demonstrates the platform's ability to run Automotive Safety Integrity Level B (ASIL-B) applications alongside Quality Management (QM) software on a single chip software (SoC) and within a single operating system. This advancement is possible through robust evidence of "Freedom From Interference" (FFI), in the layers of the operating system, preparing the scenario for a direct integration of applications for security in next-generation automotive systems
In collaboration with theexida, Red Hat developed and validated anew approachto meet the objectives of functional safety standards, including ISO 26262, and aims to overcome the challenges associated with the existing complex open-source software
For Francis Chow, vice president and general manager of In-Vehicle Operating System and Edge at Red Hat, the certification represents an important step to transform open software as a reference for automatic vehicles. "By combining edge computing with the proven reliability of Linux", we are building a foundation that not only meets critical safety standards, but also allows automakers to offer personalized driving experiences, "connected and adaptable at scale", said.
