Wind River Solutions for Transportation

In the transportation market, one thing is certain: Human lives depend on the quality of safety systems. Everything else seems to be in a constant state of flux: ever changing government regulations; multiple safety standards that vary by country, region, or even municipality; multiple variables that impact costs—in unpredictable ways.

The stability of the underlying technology used to build safety systems for the transportation industry is key. So is the stability of the vendor. And Wind River has clear and compelling advantages on both counts. A proven and trusted supplier of leading-edge tools and technologies for almost 30 years, Wind River has the expertise to help development companies meet their technical and financial objectives and comply with all safety requirements—consistently and predictably.

What's Our Solution?

Only Wind River solutions combine the following:

• Proven real-time technologies: To meet increasingly demanding requirements for performance and reliability, many power and energy systems and devices must be built on a foundation of a proven and deterministic platform solution. Wind River VxWorks with VxWorks Cert can support customers with its rich features such as graphics and communication stacks, determinism, and world-class support.

• Multi-core technology: Multi-core has emerged as the key to meeting new safety standards, adding new features in a short time frame, and consolidating systems for cost and space savings. And Wind River has emerged as the leader in multi-core technology for power and energy. With Wind River multi-core solutions you can do more with less hardware in less time, so you can cut costs and comply with standards without compromising on quality.

• Safety competence: Wind River brings to the table considerable experience and expertise with safety standards, including competence with aerospace and defense standards such as DO-178B and common safety standards such as IEC 61508, which are often applied in the context of CENELEC EN 50128 standardizations requirements. Our service teams can customize a solution to your specific requirements and support you virtually anywhere in the world.

• Virtualization: Wind River Hypervisor allows developers to leverage multiple operating systems in a single device so they can expand and enhance device functionality. It opens up new opportunities for cost savings through hardware consolidation. It facilitates the adoption of multi-core processors by increasing reliability and reducing risk. It provides the new software configuration options required to architect next-generation power and energy systems.

•   Control and Process Automation
•   Power and Energy
•   Transportation
•   National Infrastructure