The Need for Automotive Functional Safety

The automotive industry is facing increasing pressure to ensure the safety of its vehicles. With the rise of autonomous vehicles and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), the stakes are higher than ever.

The Rise of Rust: A Modern Safety-Ready Programming Language

Rust is a programming language that has gained significant attention in recent years due to its focus on safety and performance. Developed by Graydon Hoare, Rust is designed to provide memory safety and prevent common programming errors that can lead to security vulnerabilities and crashes. With its unique ownership model and borrow checker, Rust ensures that memory is managed correctly, reducing the risk of data corruption and other issues.

Key Features of Rust

The Integration of Rust into the Stellar MCU Family

HighTec EDV-Systeme has created the industry’s first software compiler to support Rust, integrating it into the Stellar MCU family.

The toolchain includes a comprehensive suite of development tools, including a compiler, debugger, and testing framework.

Introduction

Rust is a systems programming language that has gained significant attention in recent years due to its impressive safety features, high performance capabilities, and reliability. As a result, it has become an attractive choice for automotive mission-critical systems, where safety and performance are paramount. In this article, we will delve into the world of Rust and explore its potential as a toolchain for automotive systems.

The Rise of Rust in Automotive

Rust’s popularity in the automotive industry can be attributed to its unique combination of safety features and performance capabilities. The language’s ownership model, which ensures memory safety through the use of smart pointers, has been particularly appealing to automotive manufacturers. Additionally, Rust’s focus on performance and concurrency has made it an attractive choice for systems that require high-speed processing and low latency.

Additionally, Rust’s ownership system promotes memory safety, allowing users to focus on the correctness of their code, rather than worrying about memory management. Rust’s borrow checker helps ensure data integrity and prevents common programming errors, such as dangling pointers and data corruption.

This provides a high level of performance and flexibility. The HighTec Rust compiler is designed to provide the same level of reliability and safety as the existing HighTec C/C++ compiler. This is achieved through the use of advanced safety features such as code analysis and static analysis. The compiler is also designed to support concurrent programming, which is critical in modern software development. The HighTec Rust compiler is built on the LLVM open-source technology, providing a high level of performance and flexibility. This allows developers to write high-performance code while maintaining the safety and reliability features that are critical in safety-critical systems. The use of LLVM also enables developers to take advantage of parallel processing capabilities, which can significantly improve the performance of the code. In addition to the HighTec Rust compiler, the toolchain also includes a range of other tools and components that support the development of safety-critical systems. These tools include a code analysis and static analysis tool, which helps developers identify potential safety issues and ensure that the code is compliant with safety standards. The toolchain also includes a parallel processing framework, which enables developers to write concurrent code that can take advantage of multi-core processors.

Our goal is to make a positive impact on the environment while continuing to innovate and grow.

A Commitment to Sustainability

STMicroelectronics has made a commitment to reduce its environmental footprint and become carbon neutral on scope 1 and 2 by 2027. This ambitious goal is part of the company’s broader strategy to minimize its impact on the environment and promote sustainable development.

Key Objectives

Technologies for a Sustainable Future

STMicroelectronics’ technologies play a crucial role in enabling a more sustainable future. Our products and solutions are designed to:

Impact on the Environment

By achieving its sustainability goals, STMicroelectronics aims to make a positive impact on the environment.

The company was founded in 1993 by a group of engineers who were passionate about creating high-performance compilers for various programming languages.

A Brief History of HighTec EDV-Systeme GmbH

HighTec EDV-Systeme GmbH has a rich history that spans over three decades. Initially, the company focused on developing compilers for the C and C++ programming languages. Over the years, HighTec EDV-Systeme GmbH expanded its product portfolio to include compilers for other programming languages such as Java, Python, and Ruby.

Key Milestones

Innovative Technologies

HighTec EDV-Systeme GmbH is known for its innovative use of open-source technologies.

Complementing this portfolio, HighTec offers development, training and consulting services.