Japan is a global leader in factory automation (Fanuc, Yaskawa, Mitsubishi Electric).
Toyota and Suzuki are major backers of AGL. While AGL is Linux-based, there is increasing pressure to integrate open-source hypervisors (like or Xen ) to reduce royalty costs compared to proprietary solutions like QNX. However, the lack of safety certification in open-source remains a barrier. japan embedded hypervisor software market
| Vendor | Product | Target Segment | Safety Certification | |--------|---------|----------------|----------------------| | | PikeOS | Automotive, Railway, Avionics | ISO 26262, IEC 61508 | | Green Hills Software | INTEGRITY Multivisor | Automotive, Industrial | ASIL D, Common Criteria EAL6+ | | Wind River | VxWorks + VxWorks Hypervisor | Industrial, Robotics | ISO 26262 (on request) | | Mentor (Siemens) | Nucleus Hypervisor | Automotive, Medical | ASIL D, IEC 62304 | | OpenSynergy | COQOS Hypervisor | Automotive (IVI + cockpit) | ISO 26262 | | Lynx Software | LynxSecure | Avionics, Industrial | MILS, Common Criteria | Japan is a global leader in factory automation