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title: "Open source, open roads Part 1: Inside the shift to software-defined vehicles"
description: Read the first report in our thought leadership series to learn more about how the automotive industry is evolving in the age of SDVs.
image: https://outreach.eclipse.foundation/hubfs/SDV%20Thought%20Leadership%20report.png
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# Open source, open roads

## Part 1: Inside the shift to software-defined vehicles

#### Read the first report in our thought leadership series to learn more about how the automotive industry is evolving in the age of SDVs.

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The software-defined vehicle era isn’t merely on the horizon, it has already arrived. What once felt like a distant vision for the automotive world is now reshaping products, business models, and competitive dynamics in real time. As vehicles become increasingly intelligent, connected, and updatable, the industry finds itself standing at the edge of a significant paradigm shift.

Part 1 of our new Eclipse SDV thought leadership report takes a clear, in-depth look at this transformation. It explores what the software-defined vehicle means, why this shift is accelerating right now, and how the broader ecosystem is evolving to meet new technical and organisational demands. 

 

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## About Eclipse Software Defined Vehicle

An open technology platform for the software defined vehicle of the future; accelerating innovation of automotive software stacks through a vibrant open source community.

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