Eclipse SDV Hackathon Chapter Four
A free multi-day hackathon where teams build software-defined-vehicle solutions on the Eclipse SDV ecosystem, with two challenge tracks and a final pitch to judges.
More details here: https://www.eclipse-foundation.events/event/sdv-hackathon-c…
This year, participants can choose between two distinct tracks, designed to support both application-focused innovation and core project development.
Track 1: Hackathon Challenge Application & Innovation This track is designed for teams that want to create compelling software solutions on top of the Eclipse SDV ecosystem. Choose between two challenges.
Participants will build on pre-integrated Eclipse SDV technologies and focus on: Application development User experience and functionality Innovative use cases Business value and final pitch presentation Teams will showcase their solutions to a panel of judges, demonstrating both technical excellence and real-world impact.
Challenge 1: Doctor Whodunit!!
Something in the vehicle just failed — whodunit? Travel your system's timeline: inject faults you've seen before or expect in the future, and let the evidence tell the story.
Build a safety evidence factory around the Battery Thermal Guardian — an EV thermal-runaway early-warning service. Regulations require occupants be warned minutes before a battery thermal event turns dangerous, so a stale or stuck cell-temperature signal silently disarms the entire warning chain.
Run the Guardian on an AutoSD-based runtime, supervised by Ankaios, exchanging heartbeat, fault, and mitigation events over uProtocol, with diagnostic truth exposed through OpenSOVD. openDuT replays repeatable fault campaigns at three levels — delayed or duplicated messages, stuck or implausible VSS signals, even device-level sensor dropout — while your evidence collector links hazard → safety goal → injected fault → detection → mitigation → verdict for every test, packaged as a reusable SDV Blueprint.
Every fault leaves evidence. Solve the case.
Prerequisites: Basic Rust or Python, Linux/containers, pub/sub messaging
Projects: openDuT, uProtocol, Ankaios, OpenSOVD, KUKSA, AutoSD, S-CORE, SDV Blueprints
Hack Coaches: Naci Dai, Leonardo Rossetti, Frank Märkle, Ramachandran Chakravadhanula, Svante Karlsson, Rakshith Mandya Nanjundaswamy, Shriram Gobichettipalayam Ramalingam
Challenge 2: Hack to the Future
Your DeLorean is waiting. Build an SDV feature that jumps between hardware and virtual setups: develop it against simulated endpoints, then move it onto embedded controllers and real cars without changing your service code. uProtocol keeps services portable across platforms and transports, and openDuT rewires the testbench on the fly, so switching setups means no replugging of cables.
The reference scenario is the Guardian Loop, a child presence detection feature of the kind Euro NCAP now rewards in its safety ratings: a child left in a parked car is at risk as the cabin heats up, so a sensor detects occupancy and rising temperature, a decision service on an AutoSD-built HPC image evaluates the risk, and an OpenBSW-based zonal controller responds by opening a window…