Companies are bringing functional safety applications to the road

     Vector and HighTec EDV-Systeme have released the world's first application to successfully integrate Rust applications with the C-based AUTOSAR Classic base software, thus removing the last barrier to using Rust in the automotive sector. With Vector's MICROSAR Classic Safe base software, combined with HighTec's automogue-grade LLVM open source Rust and C/ C ++ compiler tools for Infineon AURIX TC3x and TC4x, Embedded developers can use the Rust memory-safe programming language with all the benefits of functional safety applications, even in the most demanding automotive ECUs. Both Vector's basic software and HighTec's compiler are certified to ISO 26262 through ASIL D.

     The modern programming language Rust is characterized by its unique memory integrity and conflict-free concurrency with very high performance. These features significantly reduce security risks, shorten development cycles, and reduce costs. Therefore, Rust is currently the best choice for safety-related automotive systems with high safety and robustness requirements.

     The basic software MICROSAR Classic Safe is an ISO 26262 ASIL D qualified AUTOSAR Classic implementation and provides application software integration written in Rust. HighTec is the first supplier to provide an ISO 26262 ASIL d compliant Rust compiler for Infineon's AURIX MCU family TC3x and TC4x. Like HighTec's C/ C ++ compiler, it uses LLVM, an advanced open source technology, and supports all the benefits of Rust. This comprehensive toolchain allows developers to seamlessly integrate newly developed Rust code with existing C/ C ++ code. The two partners, Vector and HighTec, demonstrated that AUTOSAR software components written in Rust can be effectively embedded into existing AUTOSAR Classic environments.

     "With Vector and HighTec's new solution, developers have created secure, efficient and flexible ECU software by combining the best of Rust's performance with C-based AUTOSAR development," said Dr. Falco Bapp, senior manager of embedded software and system solutions management at Vector. "This is an important step in software development for the future of cars!"

     Mario Cupelli, Chief Technology Officer at HighTec, said: "HighTec and Vector's joint solution gives automotive customers a competitive advantage in building fast, secure and reliable software. "Together with Vector, we will shape the future of automotive software."