Success Story: Elektrobit - Linux for Safe Applications

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In April 2024 a completely new approach to run SIL2 safety applications directly on a Linux system has been presented to the public: Elektrobit’s EB corbos Linux for safety applications (EbcLfSA) is the first OS-solution assessed by TÜV Nord to be compliant with safety standards up to SIL2/ASILB and based on embedded Linux.

It is suitable for use in ISO 26262 as well as IEC 61508 projects as it can perform safety functions up to SIL2/ ASILB.

Besides very positive press releases so far, the product won the CES innovation award in Vehicle Tech & Advanced mobility 2025. At the Embedded World 2025 the supervisor software has been nominated for the Embedded Award in the category safety & security.

emlix as an Embedded Linux specialist was part of this ambitious project from the beginning. Our main task was to put the Linux kernel under the control of a supervisory element, which enables safety-critical applications to be run in a Linux environment.

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