Rust for Safe and Scalable Automotive Innovation:
Insights from Eclipse SDV and the Trusted Software Framework

By Ansgar Lindwedel and Daniel Silverstone

Keynote - Tuesday, 16 September
10:15-11:00

Explore how the Rust programming language is transforming the future of automotive software through safety, performance and open source collaboration. This keynote highlights Rust’s growing role within the Eclipse SDV Working Group—home to a vibrant ecosystem dedicated to software-defined vehicles at the Eclipse Foundation, Europe’s largest open source foundation.

Ansgar will begin by introducing the Rust Special Interest Group (SIG) and showcasing real-world projects that are successfully adopting Rust in embedded and automotive-grade environments. Trustable expert, Daniel Silverstone, will then reflect on how Rust was introduced to the safety community and offer a few approaches for convincing reticent safety people to consider Rust, one of which is the Eclipse Trustable Software Framework (TSF), an ambitious initiative to enable safety certification for open source software systems.

Whether you’re a Rust enthusiast, systems architect or decision-maker focused on sustainable innovation, this keynote will connect the dots between language choice, software integrity and business impact.

Speakers

Ansgar Lindwedel

Ansgar Lindwedel is the Director of Software Defined Vehicle Ecosystem Development at the Eclipse Foundation, where he drives collaboration among 60+ companies in the automotive open source domain. Prior to joining in 2024, he spent 20 years at Bosch in engineering, quality, sales, and software strategy across automotive, industrial and IoT sectors.

Daniel Silverstone

Daniel Silverstone is an Eclipse SDV-WG Community Committer and Trustable Expert. He is a crucial contributor to the Trustable Software Framework,  a valuable member of the growing Eclipse SDV-WG Community and actively seeks new ways to build trust in software across various industries.