Software Platform By Vector And QNX: Mercedes-Benz Evaluates the Use of Alloy Kore

Software-Defined Vehicles Software Platform By Vector and QNX: Mercedes-Benz Evaluates the Use of Alloy Kore

2026-01-08 From Stefanie Eckardt |Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

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Vector and QNX have jointly developed the Foundational Vehicle Software Platform Alloy Kore. It aims to provide automakers with the opportunity to simplify and accelerate the development of software-defined vehicles. Mercedes-Benz is one of the first automakers to evaluate the integration of Alloy Kore.

The Foundational Vehicle Software Platform Alloy Kore by Vector and QNX is designed to simplify the development of software-defined vehicles.(Image: Vector Informatik) — The Foundational Vehicle Software Platform Alloy Kore by Vector and QNX is designed to simplify the development of software-defined vehicles.
(Image: Vector Informatik)

The integration of basic components is one of the biggest challenges for automotive manufacturers, as it ties up resources from higher-value software developments. Additionally, complexity makes the integration and optimization of these fundamental elements more difficult. For this reason, a standardized approach to core platform software from suppliers would be helpful, fulfilling the requirements for functional safety and cybersecurity for SDV software, reducing risks, and accelerating development time. With Alloy Kore, Vector and QNX aim to provide a solution to these challenges. The platform combines QNX's safety-certified operating system and virtualization technology with Vector's middleware. The result is a scalable platform to deploy applications across various vehicle domains.

Decoupling Hardware And Software Development Cycles

Selected automotive manufacturers, such as Mercedes-Benz, are already evaluating the integration of Alloy Kore into future software-defined vehicles. They can use the modular middleware and the safety-certified operating system to support centralized high-performance control units and enable over-the-air updates across entire vehicle fleets. This supports the approach of decoupling hardware and software development cycles and reducing the time-to-market for new digital vehicle functions.

As part of the early access program, automakers can already begin prototyping, integration, and providing feedback before the certified version is released at the end of 2026. This version will meet requirements for functional safety up to ASIL D and cybersecurity. QNX and Vector also aim to support automakers, commercial vehicle manufacturers, and industry initiatives such as Eclipse S-Core and SOAFEE in using the platform as a reference architecture to ensure interoperability within the automotive ecosystem. (se)

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