Cummins, Bosch Global Software, ETAS and KPIT partner to launch Open Telematics software through Eclipse Foundation
Today, global power and technology leader Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced a collaboration with Bosch Global Software and KPIT to launch Eclipse CANought, a new open-source project for commercial vehicle telematics that will be launched as part of the Eclipse Software Defined Vehicle project. This is a part of the broader Open Telematics initiative to reduce the costs required to develop telematics applications in commercial vehicles.
“Cummins is partnering with two industry experts on this project, Bosch Global Software and KPIT, two companies that have extensive expertise in vehicle telematics and CAN communications,” said Brad Sutton, Executive Director, Powertrain Engineering, Cummins Inc. “Our combined expertise and experience enable us to innovate and create new solutions faster than we could individually, creating real value for our customers and their businesses.”
Eclipse CANought creates industry-specific capabilities focused on standardizing and securing access to the CAN (Controller Area Network) bus to more easily enable features, such as over-the-air software updates. A CAN bus is a serial communications network that interconnects vehicle ECUs (Electronic Control Units), acting as the central nervous system for the vehicle.
These capabilities significantly reduce the time and cost required to develop connectivity applications that access and update vehicle ECUs. This greatly simplifies software integration work for OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) and suppliers.
“This collaboration among industry leaders is just one more example of how the open-source model fuels innovation in the automotive sector, making advancements accessible industry-wide. CANought is particularly exciting as it merges open-source collaboration with established industry standards and architectures such as CAN and SAE J1939, accelerating the development of Software Defined Vehicle applications," said Mike Milinkovich, executive director at the Eclipse Foundation.
Eclipse CANought provides standard and secure access to vehicle ECUs for telematics applications. It complements an existing project, Eclipse Kanto, which provides a hardware-agnostic solution for running containerized applications across any variety of telematics hardware.
“We believe that coordinated software updates are crucial for the commercial vehicle industry as more countries implement new regulations for cyber security. This new collaboration will enable customers to more effectively deploy software updates to all of the vehicle systems simultaneously,” said Sven Kappel, VP Product Portfolio and architecture SDV, ETAS. “By establishing standard interfaces, our update systems can easily connect with OEM and Tier 1 ECU software update mechanisms.”
Over the next few months, Cummins, Bosch BGSW, ETAS, and KPIT will continue to contribute to the Eclipse CANought project. These contributions will be analyzed and improved by the larger Eclipse SDV community as they are made production-ready.
“KPIT is proud to be a trusted software partner to Cummins for over two decades. We are delighted to bring the power of KPIT’s remote diagnostics and OTA technology solutions to Cummins products deployed in Commercial Vehicles. This open-source, standardized solution, backed by Eclipse Foundation, will be a game changer in the experience for engineering and service professionals in the commercial vehicle space” said Anup Sable, CTO, KPIT Technologies.
Eclipse Kanto and Eclipse CANought will be incorporated into telematics offerings being brought to market starting in 2025.
Cummins Inc., a global power solutions leader, comprises five business segments – Components, Engine, Distribution, Power Systems and Accelera by Cummins – supported by our global manufacturing and extensive service and support network, skilled workforce and vast technological expertise. Cummins is committed to its Destination Zero strategy, which is grounded in the company’s commitment to sustainability and helping its customers successfully navigate the energy transition with its broad portfolio of products. The products range from advanced diesel, natural gas, electric and hybrid powertrains and powertrain-related components including filtration, aftertreatment, turbochargers, fuel systems, valvetrain technologies, controls systems, air handling systems, automated transmissions, axles, drivelines, brakes, suspension systems, electric power generation systems, batteries, electrified power systems, hydrogen production technologies and fuel cell products. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana (U.S.), since its founding in 1919, Cummins employs approximately 75,500 people committed to powering a more prosperous world through three global corporate responsibility priorities critical to healthy communities: education, environment and equality of opportunity. Cummins serves its customers online, through a network of company-owned and independent distributor locations, and through thousands of dealer locations worldwide and earned about $735 million on sales of $34.1 billion in 2023.
KPIT Technologies is a global partner to the automotive and Mobility ecosystem for making software-defined vehicles a reality. It is a leading independent software development and integration partner helping mobility leapfrog towards a clean, smart, and safe future. With 13000+ automobelievers across the globe specializing in embedded software, AI, and digital solutions, KPIT accelerates its clients’ implementation of next-generation technologies for the future mobility roadmap. With engineering centers in USA, Europe, Brazil, Japan, China, Thailand, and India, KPIT works with leaders in automotive and Mobility and is present where the ecosystem is transforming. KPIT Newsroom and Media resources center: https://www.kpit.com/newsroom/
Bosch Global Software Solutions Pvt. LTD in 2022 marked a special for BGSW in India, as we completed 25 years of our incredible journey. From our humble beginning in 1997 to growing into a global, richly diverse republic across the world, we have come a long way in making an impact with the power of technology, creating a new software world for tomorrow. BGSW is one of the the software arms of Bosch and is dedicated to “alt_future” in industry specific solutions like mobility, healthcare, retail and manufacturing. BGSW is also an active contributor to SDV eclipse and IoT edge projects, namely Kanto. With this we strongly believe that tomorrow’s automotive extensions in the telematics can be standardized to reduce the complexity in SW integration for our customers. For more information see: https://www.bosch-softwaretechnologies.com/en/
Founded in 1994, ETAS GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH, represented in twelve countries in Europe, North and South America, and Asia. ETAS' portfolio includes vehicle basic software, middleware, development tools, cloud-based operations services, cybersecurity solutions, and end-to-end engineering and consulting services for the realization of software-defined vehicles. Our product solutions and services enable vehicle manufacturers and suppliers to develop, operate, and secure differentiating vehicle software with increased efficiency. ETAS is a founding member of the Eclipse Foundation.
The Eclipse Foundation provides our global community of individuals and organisations with a business-friendly environment for open source software collaboration and innovation. We host the Eclipse IDE, Adoptium, Software Defined Vehicle, Jakarta EE, and over 415 open source projects, including runtimes, tools, specifications, and frameworks for cloud and edge applications, IoT, AI, automotive, systems engineering, open processor designs, and many others. Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, the Eclipse Foundation is an international non-profit association supported by over 360 members. Visit us at this year’s Open Community Experience (OCX) conference on 22-24 October 2024 in Mainz, Germany. To learn more, follow us on social media @EclipseFdn, LinkedIn, or visit https://eclipse.org.
