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EB corbos vs Aptiv Smart Vehicle Architecture

Last updated October 2026

Looking for a European alternative to Aptiv Smart Vehicle Architecture? Here's how EB corbos compares, on EU hosting, GDPR and what it does.

Our pick for a European buyer: EB corbos. We weight data residency, GDPR and EU jurisdiction above everything else — that is the constraint this directory exists to solve.

What it is
Automotive software building blocks for software-defined vehicles
Provides a modular electrical/electronic architecture for automakers to develop software-defined vehicles.
Headquarters
🇩🇪 DE
🇮🇪 IE · 2017
EU data residency
not established
not established
DSGVO / GDPR
Yes
Yes
Certifications
ISO 9001, ISO 14001, TISAX, ISO/SAE 21434, ISO 26262, IEC 61508
ISO 26262
Price from
No
No
Free plan
No
No
Open Source
Yes
No
Ratings
No
No
Integrations
AWS Marketplace, Amazon EC2, AWS Graviton, QEMU, Ubuntu +11
Wind River Kaiwu RTOS, StradVision

Where each one wins

EB corbos

Strengths

  • +AUTOSAR Adaptive support with SOME/IP and diagnostics
  • +ASIL B certified Hypervisor and safety-related Linux offering
  • +Hypervisor enables multiple guest OS on one CPU with spatial and temporal isolation
  • +Cloud-based development via AWS with Linux SDK and AdaptiveCore
  • +Containerized builds and VS Code support in SDK
  • +EB corbos Link bridges Android/AAOS and AUTOSAR SOME/IP
  • +Tooling improvements reduce setup friction

Limitations

  • −Traditionally complex Android/AUTOSAR integration
  • −SDK requires supported Ubuntu environment
  • −Free Linux variant lacks proprietary hardware drivers and pre-qualified reference images

Aptiv Smart Vehicle Architecture

Strengths

  • +Modular design enables scalability across vehicle classes
  • +Supports fail-operational safety for critical systems
  • +Simplifies manufacturing with Dock & Lock™ connections

Limitations

  • −No public SaaS pricing or self-service model
  • −No documented EU/German data residency options
  • −No public API or standard data export formats

Data residency & compliance

EB corbos
Aptiv Smart Vehicle Architecture
EU data residency
not established
not established
Transfer mechanism
not established
Standard Contractual Clauses
DPA
not established
not established
Sub-processors
not established
not established
Certifications
ISO 9001, ISO 14001, TISAX, ISO/SAE 21434, ISO 26262, IEC 61508
ISO 26262

Features

EB corbos

Automotive Linux
Automotive-focused Linux distribution and SDK, QEMU and hardware target support, Free editions with development support and updates, Up to 15 years of maintenance
Adaptive AUTOSAR Middleware
AUTOSAR Adaptive Platform base for HPCs, SOME/IP vehicle communication, Diagnostics management, Access management
Virtualization
Microkernel-based Type-1 hypervisor, ASIL B safety-certified, Runs multiple guest OS on one CPU, Spatial and temporal isolation
Android/AUTOSAR Connectivity
Connects Android/AAOS apps with AUTOSAR SOME/IP services, Abstracted Android VHAL, Android/AAOS 14+ support, Java/Kotlin and C++ development
Development Tools and Kits
EB corbos Studio IDE for HPC applications, Development-kit configurations with Studio, AdaptiveCore, and optionally Linux, Host-based, QEMU, and supported-SoC setups

Aptiv Smart Vehicle Architecture

Compute and software abstraction
Centralized compute via Open Server Platform, Hardware and lower-level function abstraction, Scalable selection of SVA elements for OEM platforms
Network, power, and resilience
Redundant compute and dual-ring network designs, Fail-operational capabilities for safe state after failures, Power architecture supporting vehicle safety
Zonal architecture and manufacturing
Modular zonal architecture, Dock & Lock™ connections for simplified assembly, Reduced part/SKU complexity
Software-defined vehicle lifecycle
Cloud-based tools for development and deployment, OTA software and firmware updates, Vehicle data analytics