Automotive Grade Linux
Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) is a collaborative open source project under the Linux Foundation that develops a unified software platform for connected vehicles. AGL brings together automakers (Toyota, Honda, Mercedes-Benz), suppliers, and technology companies to build an open Linux-based software stack for in-vehicle infotainment, instrument clusters, telematics, and software-defined vehicle (SoDeV) architectures. The platform decouples software from hardware enabling rapid automotive application development.
APIs
AGL Application Framework API
The AGL Application Framework provides APIs for managing applications on the AGL platform including installation, lifecycle management, permission enforcement, and inter-applica...
AGL VSOMEIP Service API
AGL uses SOME/IP (Scalable service-Oriented MiddlewarE over IP) via the vSomeIP library for vehicle service communication. This enables microservice communication between ECUs o...
AGL SoDeV Software Defined Vehicle API
The AGL SoDeV (Software Defined Vehicle) reference platform provides APIs for software-defined vehicle architectures that decouple software from hardware. SoDeV builds on Zephyr...
Features
AGL uses the Yocto Project and OpenEmbedded build framework with meta-AGL layers for creating customized embedded Linux distributions targeting automotive hardware platforms including Renesas R-Car and Raspberry Pi.
Service-oriented in-vehicle communication using the SOME/IP protocol via vSomeIP for microservice architectures across ECUs over automotive Ethernet networks.
AGL SoDeV reference platform for decoupling software from hardware, enabling flexible, updatable in-vehicle software architectures using Zephyr RTOS and container-based application isolation.
OTA update framework for delivering software updates to AGL-based in-vehicle systems without physical access, supporting fleet-wide update management.
Wayland/Weston-based display framework for in-vehicle infotainment and digital instrument cluster applications with automotive-grade display requirements.
Use Cases
Develop navigation, media, and connectivity applications for automotive head units using AGL application framework APIs and the Wayland display system.
Build telematics, V2X communication, and cloud connectivity capabilities on AGL-based vehicle computing platforms.
Design vehicle software architectures that decouple application software from hardware using AGL SoDeV as the foundation platform.
Create digital instrument cluster applications for speedometers, tachometers, and ADAS status displays using AGL display APIs.
Integrations
Integration with the COVESA Vehicle Signal Specification (VSS) for standardized access to vehicle sensor and actuator data.
Integration with Eclipse KUKSA for vehicle signal API abstraction enabling portable in-vehicle application development.
AGL SoDeV integrates Zephyr RTOS for safety-critical microcontroller domains within software-defined vehicle architectures.
Primary hardware reference platform support for Renesas R-Car SoCs used in production automotive IVI and cluster systems.