VIIC selects Wind River Linux platform to develop on-board equipment

Bangalore, June 13 (UNI) Wind River Systems, the global leader in Device Software Optimisation, today announced that the Vehicle Infrastructure Integration Consortium (VIIC) has selected its General Purpose platform, Linux Edition, to develop the Vehicle on-board equipment for their proof-of-concept activities.

Wind River India Country Manager Venkatesh Kumaran, in a release here, said ''Wind River was chosen by the consortium for the strength and breadth of its Linux solutions, its extensive automotive expertise and its robust global support services. The Wind River solution delivers an unmatched platform that combines flexibility with ease of integration and can firmly support a decentralised project like OBE to enable a low risk, open source solution.'' Comprising a group of leading automobile manufacturers, VIIC's OBE initiative would enable a standard-based communications infrastructure that supported vehicle-to-infrastructure and vehicle- to-vehicle communications in an effort to improve vehicle safety and vehicle mobility.

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