Automotive Grade Linux All Member Meeting Japan 2026: Full Schedule

11:30 JST

AGL UCB Update & Roadmap - Walt Miner, Senior Director - Automotive Grade Linux, The Linux Foundation

Wednesday May 13, 2026 11:30 - 12:00 JST

Estate I + II

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Walt Miner

AGL Community Manager, The Linux Foundation

AGL Update AMM Tokyo Miner pdf

Wednesday May 13, 2026 11:30 - 12:00 JST
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12:05 JST

Accelerating Software-Defined Vehicles: Updates of SDV-EG & AGL SDV Reference Platform "SoDeV" - Jerry, Jiancong Zhao, Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.

Wednesday May 13, 2026 12:05 - 12:35 JST

Estate I + II

In this presentation, Jerry will outline the evolution of Software-Defined Vehicles and highlight AGL’s key role in this dynamic landscape. He will share the latest updates from the AGL SDV Expert Group, including progress on VirtIO and Unified HMI. Additionally, Jerry will announce the launch of a new initiative to implement the AGL SDV Reference Platform.

Speakers

Jerry Zhao

Chief SDV Architect, Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.

Jerry leads the Automotive Grade Linux Software-Defined Vehicle Expert Group and works at Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. leading a development team for SDV solutions. He had abundant experience in multiple automotive fields, including IVI, AUTOSAR, virtualization and clou... Read More →

Wednesday May 13, 2026 12:05 - 12:35 JST
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13:35 JST

A Year of Momentum: Looking Back at the Growth of the AGL Japan Community and What Comes Next - Hiroyuki Ishii, Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.

Wednesday May 13, 2026 13:35 - 14:05 JST

Estate I + II

2025 marked a turning point for Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) and the Japanese automotive open source community. Growing interest from the Japanese automotive industry, the launch of initiatives such as SoDeV and AGL Assessment Automation (AAA), and expanded activities targeting both the community and the industry created strong momentum for AGL in Japan.

This session looks back on the past year of the AGL Japan Community, highlighting what changed, why it mattered, and how these developments are reshaping AGL’s role in the Software Defined Vehicle era. We will review key developments in 2025, including the motivations behind SoDeV and AAA, and the evolution of community engagement through events, demos, and outreach.

Looking ahead to 2026, the session will share perspectives on where these initiatives are heading and what kinds of collaboration and contributions are needed to sustain this momentum. The goal is to clarify how companies and individual contributors can get involved and help shape the next phase of AGL together.

Speakers

Hiroyuki Ishii

OSS Community Expert, Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.

Senior Architect and OSS Community Expert, Panasonic Automotive Systems | AGL Steering Committee | Linux Foundation Japan Evangelist

Hiroyuki Ishii is a Senior Architect and OSS Community Expert at Panasonic Automotive Systems, where he leads the establishment and operation of the company’s Open Source Program Office (OSPO) and drives its open source strategy across the organization. He plays a key role in aligning

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Wednesday May 13, 2026 13:35 - 14:05 JST
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14:10 JST

Understanding Your Hypervisor: Why Open Source Matters - Ryo Takakura, Hirokazu Takahashi, Koichiro Den & Akiko Yano VA Linux Systems Japan

Wednesday May 13, 2026 14:10 - 14:40 JST

Estate I + II

This session showcases how an open-source hypervisor like Xen can be analyzed and optimized in practice. By examining workload behavior in Linux guests together with Xen scheduler behavior, it highlights how an open-source stack enables informed and reliable performance tuning. The talk demonstrates Xen as a practical choice for environments where understanding, validating, and improving system behavior matter.

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Akiko Yano

Engineer, VA Linux Systems Japan

Akiko Yano is a Cloud Infrastructure Expert with a background in networking. She is a contributor to a technical blog, where she shares her insights into the Linux kernel.

Ryo Takakura

Kernel Engineer, VA Linux Systems Japan K.K.

Linux kernel enthusiast with a recent focus on Xen and a growing interest in hypervisor technologies.

Hirokazu Takahashi

General Manager, VA Linux Sytems Japan K.K.

I am a systems engineer with a long history of developing Unix, RTOS, Linux, and hypervisors. My primary contributions to the Linux kernel focus on enhancing system flexibility and performance, specifically through the development of Zero-copy NFS and memory hot-plug features. I am... Read More →

Koichiro Den

Senior Kernel Engineer, VA Linux Systems Japan K.K.

Works mainly on low-level system software, including the Linux kernel and hypervisors, addressing customer-specific requirements.

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Wednesday May 13, 2026 14:10 - 14:40 JST
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14:45 JST

Unified HMI Updates: Simplified APIs for Dynamic Multi-Display Layout Control - Kenta Murakami, Panasonic Automotive Systems Company

Wednesday May 13, 2026 14:45 - 15:15 JST

Estate I + II

Unified HMI is a software-defined display virtualization platform based on VirtIO-GPU that enables such cross-SoC and cross-OS multi-display integration. Unified HMI helps developers reduce development complexity and accelerate practical multi-display HMI development on AGL.

This session presents the evolution of Unified HMI for 2026, focusing on dynamic layout control and easy integration for developers and integrators. We introduce updates to UHMI APIs that enable applications to be launched and dynamically moved in multi-display environments across AGL and Android, without complex configurations.

Speakers

Kenta Murakami

employee, Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.

Kenta Murakami has five years of experience at Panasonic Automotive Systems Corporation, focusing on the development and research of graphics framework for automotive embedded operating systems. He is committed to contributing to the field of automotive software. Outside of work... Read More →

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Wednesday May 13, 2026 14:45 - 15:15 JST
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15:45 JST

Design and Implementation of an Internship Program Integrating Open Source Contribution Activities - Hiroshi Tokita, Fujitsu Corporation & Fumi Omori, Saitame University

Wednesday May 13, 2026 15:45 - 16:15 JST

Estate I + II

As part of the AGL SoDeV activities, we conducted an internship program linked to recruitment activities in Japanese companies, in which participants practiced contributing to open source software (OSS).

With the aim of incorporating it into the SoDeV system, we tackled the challenge of running virtio-gpio using Zephyr in a Xen environment.
The program was carried out over a two-month period, and the participants ultimately succeeded in submitting patches to the OSS community.

Through the practice of OSS activities within an internship, several challenges became apparent. These include the difficulty of defining appropriate technical tasks that fit within the limited duration of the internship, the risk caused by variations in the skill levels of participating students, the need to balance the program with recruitment objectives, and the high level of expertise required from mentors for effective OSS mentoring.

Nevertheless, the significance of this initiative is considerable. Beyond being a single case within Fujitsu, we report this practice with the expectation that it may contribute to the broader adoption of OSS-oriented internship programs among Japanese companies.

Speakers

Fuma Omori

Graduate Student, Saitame University

Tokita Hiroshi

Embedded system engineer, Fujitsu Limited

TOKITA Hiroshi has been working at Fujitsu as an embedded systems developer for 20 years.
He mainly has knowledge of in-vehicle Linux, especially in the infotainment area.
He is also involved in the Japanese translation of KiCad, and is involved in development and writing activ... Read More →

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Wednesday May 13, 2026 15:45 - 16:15 JST
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16:20 JST

Uniting the Supply Chain: Shaping the Automotive SBOM Together - Masato Endo & Keisuke Takase, Toyota Motor Corporation; Ayumi Watanabe, Hitachi Solutions, Ltd. & Mary Meixia Wang, The Linux Foundation

Wednesday May 13, 2026 16:20 - 16:50 JST

Estate I + II

As the automotive industry rapidly transitions to Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs), widespread SBOM usage is critical for improving transparency, security, and compliance across the supply chain. However, adoption faces significant barriers. OEMs and suppliers currently struggle with fragmented requirements, differing quality criteria, and unclear handling processes, leading to inefficiency and severe supplier fatigue.

To overcome these challenges, the OpenChain Automotive Work Group launched the Automotive SBOM Project. We are developing the "Automotive SBOM Specification" as a common guideline to ensure SBOM practices are practical, scalable, and meet shared quality criteria.

As an original proposer, I will introduce this specification's outline and share our latest community discussions on solving key adoption barriers. Most importantly, this session is a call for collaboration. I invite all stakeholders to join us. Let's work together to refine these guidelines, standardize our supply chain processes, and accelerate effective SBOM usage across the automotive ecosystem.

Speakers

Mary Meixia Wang

Executive Director at Open Chain Project, The Linux Foundation

I am a technology leader with 20 years of experience in software development, PLM, Configuration Management, CI/CD, and Open-Source governance. Over nine years at Ericsson, I worked with CM standard, PLM and PDM areas, including a release prototype that became a widely adopted auto... Read More →

Keisuke Takase

Assistant Manager, Toyota Motor Corporation

Keisuke Takase joined Toyota Motor Corporation in 2017. At Toyota, he is primarily responsible for IT support in engineering domains, specializing in building management systems for software‑driven control areas, including BOM and SBOM.

Masato Endo

Manager of OSPO, Toyota Motor Corporation

Masato Endo is a Group Manager of TOYOTA. He focuses also on building the Open Source governance structure within Toyota and developing relationships with the Open Source community, through projects such as AGL and OIN. From 2017, he began to work with the OpenChain Project as a board... Read More →

Ayumi Watanabe

Senior OSS Specialist, Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.

Ayumi Watanabe is a core member of OpenChain Japan community and known as an evangelist who is certified by the Linux Foundation Japan. Her strong point is a knowledge of many tools for SBOM generation and management, a wide range of experiences as an OSS management consultant, and... Read More →

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Wednesday May 13, 2026 16:20 - 16:50 JST
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16:55 JST

Arene Base: A Foundational C++ Library for Safety-Critical Automotive Software - Charles Hussong, Woven by Toyota

Wednesday May 13, 2026 16:55 - 17:25 JST

Estate I + II

Introducing Arene Base, Woven by Toyota’s newly open-sourced foundational C++14 library for safety-critical automotive software, developed in line with AUTOSAR-style constraints such as avoiding exceptions and unbounded dynamic allocation. It provides non-allocating, non-throwing containers and backports of modern C++ features, including constexpr-friendly algorithms and utility types like span, optional, and variant, along with an optional partial implementation of the C++14 Standard Library to simplify integration on platforms where a suitable C++ standard library is not available.

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Charles Hussong

Senior Runtime Framework Engineer, Woven by Toyota

Charles Hussong is an engineer at Woven by Toyota, where he works on the safety-critical C++ library Arene Base, mainly implementing features backported from future C++ Standard Library versions, such as C++26's linear algebra. He is also the Woven by Toyota Japan representative to... Read More →

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Wednesday May 13, 2026 16:55 - 17:25 JST
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09:45 JST

How SDV Reference PF Accelerates the Future of Mobility Through Open-Source Collaboration - Yuichi Kusakabe, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Thursday May 14, 2026 09:45 - 10:15 JST

Estate I + II

Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) is advancing Software Defined Vehicle (SoDeV) as a foundation for open, scalable, and collaborative automotive innovation. As vehicles become increasingly software-centric, accelerating collaboration between AGL SoDeV initiatives and the broader open-source automotive community is critical to shaping the future of mobility.
This session highlights how AGL SoDeV acts as a collaboration hub that connects industry-driven development with open-source community contributions. Building on a previously presented demo, we introduce updated workflows and tooling that reduce collaboration friction, improve governance transparency, and enable faster feedback loops between SoDeV activities and OSS communities.
Through an updated live demonstration, we show how governance automation and clear contribution flows can function as enablers rather than barriers. The talk focuses on practical lessons learned from evolving AGL SoDeV collaboration models, explaining what has changed, why it matters, and how these improvements help communities and organizations innovate together more effectively.

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Yuichi Kusakabe

Chief Architect, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Yuichi Kusakabe is the Chief Architect at Honda Motor Co., Ltd. , AGL(Automotive Grade Linux) member and COVESA(Connected Vehicle Systems Alliance) member since 2011 with over twenty years of Automotive and Open Source Software Experience.
Prior to joining Honda Motor he worked... Read More →

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Thursday May 14, 2026 09:45 - 10:15 JST
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10:20 JST

How to Balance Safety and Hardware Decoupling in SoDeV - Naoto Yamaguchi, AISIN CORPORATION

Thursday May 14, 2026 10:20 - 10:50 JST

Estate I + II

The SoDeV is an open-source reference Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) platform. It's developed by the Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) SoDeV project. It aims to de-fact standard for the SDV platform.
The SoDeV platform is built on a hypervisor-based host environment and hardware decoupled guest VMs with Virt IO infrastructures. It strongly focuses on hardware decoupling to realize software reusability.
The AGL Instrument Expert Group discussed how to realize a safety system. It's concluded the safety island approach. On the other hand, it strongly depends on the system design that includes hardware and software co-design. It has a big mismatch for the SoDeV direction.
In this session, I will talk about my current activity on how to fix this mismatch to realize the SoDeV ideal architecture.

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Naoto Yamaguchi

Senior Specialist, AISIN CORPORATION

Naoto Yamaguchi is a senior specialist of IVI system development at AISIN. He received a doctor of informatics from the Shizuoka University in 2007. He has developed RTOS navigation platform since 2007, and in-vehicle infotainment system using Linux since 2011. He joined to AGL since... Read More →

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Thursday May 14, 2026 10:20 - 10:50 JST
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11:20 JST

From SDV to AIDV: Closing the Gap with LLM Fuzzing and Edge AI Agents - Jaylin Yu, EMQ

Thursday May 14, 2026 11:20 - 11:50 JST

Estate I + II

While the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) era promises rapid updates and new capabilities, the gap between architectural complexity and safety proof is widening faster than traditional audits can manage.
In this talk, the author shares real-world strategies for building a Multi-Party, LLM-Augmented Fuzzing Framework purpose-built for automotive safety and security. This approach demonstrates how to utilize Large Language Models, trained on protocol specifications, to generate semantics-aware seeds. It also explores how feeding Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) into this loop allows teams to exercise previously untested leaf events.
The session concludes by expanding beyond AI fuzzing to the deployment of general AI agents within the vehicle. It highlights the architectural shift toward AI-Native SDVs, covering the necessity of an Agentic runtime and a Policy Guard layer that safely reduces the cost of deploying in-vehicle AI Agents.
The audience will leave the session with a holistic impression of how to practically harness AI—both as a rigorous verification instrument and as a secure, in-vehicle diagnostic agent—to build safer, OSS-based automotive systems.

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Jaylin Yu

Solution VP of Edge Computing, EMQ Technologies Inc.

Jaylin Yu graduated from CUHK, and previously worked as an analyst at UN ESCAP. Published papers and held several IoT patents. He has devoted himself to edge computing for more than ten years as a professional and has rich experience in the collaborative development of software and... Read More →

EMQ AGL AMM Japan 2026 v2 pdf

Thursday May 14, 2026 11:20 - 11:50 JST
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11:55 JST

One Codebase, Every Screen: Architecting Multi-Display Flutter Experiences Across Automotive - Jorge Coca, Very Good Ventures

Thursday May 14, 2026 11:55 - 12:25 JST

Estate I + II

A modern vehicle works on a multi-display platform seup. Center stack, instrument cluster, heads-up display, rear-seat entertainment, and the driver's companion mobile app all compete for coherent UX — and Flutter's single-codebase promise makes it uniquely suited to unify them.
But "write once, run everywhere" demands more than responsive layouts. This session presents an architectural pattern for building multi-display Flutter applications on AGL, drawing from VGV's experience delivering large-scale, modular Flutter systems.
We'll introduce a layered approach separating platform integration from shared business logic and a design-token-driven UI layer that adapts to display size, pixel density, safe areas, and interaction mode — touch, rotary controller, or voice. We'll cover state synchronization across displays, graceful degradation when a secondary display is unavailable, and how to structure your Dart package graph so cluster-critical code compiles independently of infotainment features.

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Jorge Coca

Head of Engineering, Very Good Ventures

Jorge is the Head of Engineering and AI Enablement Lead at Very Good Ventures, a premier Flutter consultancy where he drives AI strategy, developer tooling, and technical enablement.

Before VGV, Jorge held technical leadership roles at BMW Group, leading Android and Flutter development across the BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce brands — giving him deep experience building software for automotive platforms with strict quality and safety requirements... Read More →

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Thursday May 14, 2026 11:55 - 12:25 JST
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13:45 JST

AGL and Yocto Project 6.0 - Scott Murray, Konsulko Group

Thursday May 14, 2026 13:45 - 14:15 JST

Estate I + II

The Yocto Project 6.0 (aka "Wrynose") release at the end of April 2026 is a new long-term support (LTS) release that AGL will switch to for its 22.0 (aka "Vibrant Vimbra") release. This talk will cover the major changes coming with the new Yocto Project LTS, and how the AGL unified codebase has been adapted to handle them. New features in Yocto Project and major packages like systemd, QEMU, and others will be outlined to give downstream users an idea of available new capabilities.

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Scott Murray

Principal Software Engineer, Konsulko Group

Scott has been a Linux user for almost 30 years, and has developed Linux based embedded products for almost 25 years at a variety of companies large and small. Currently, he works for Konsulko Group as a Principal Software Engineer, providing embedded Linux engineering services for... Read More →

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Thursday May 14, 2026 13:45 - 14:15 JST
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14:20 JST

Introduction To Flatcar Container Linux and Its Applicability To SDV - Hiroki Tada, Fujitsu Corporation

Thursday May 14, 2026 14:20 - 14:50 JST

Estate I + II

In recent years, the Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) has been attracting significant attention in the automotive industry. In the SDV, it is important to build in-vehicle systems with a software-centric approach and to continuously add and update functions in coordination with the cloud. For this reason, designing update operations and build infrastructure that support continuous updates throughout the entire vehicle lifecycle has become essential.

In this session, we focus on Flatcar Container Linux, a Linux distribution that combines a rolling-release-style update model with long-term support (LTS) and is also a CNCF incubating project. Flatcar is an OS optimized for container workloads and is characterized by its ability to be built from source and to customize the packages included in the OS image. In this session, we will explain the compatibility of Flatcar Container Linux with the SDV and discuss an approach for integrating SoDeV with Flatcar.

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Hiroki Tada

Software Engineer, Fujitsu

I am an Embedded Linux Developer. I have been with Fujitsu Corporation since 2021. My primary role is researching a distribution for SDx systems such as SDV.

Thursday May 14, 2026 14:20 - 14:50 JST
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14:55 JST

A Unified Benchmark Framework for POSIX Compliant RTOS on ARM Processor - Lei Zhou, Linaro

Thursday May 14, 2026 14:55 - 15:25 JST

Estate I + II

While cyclictest focuses on scheduler latency, modern RTOSes require a more holistic view. This talk presents a new, unified benchmark framework for any POSIX-compliant RTOS(including AGL/PREEMPT_RT) on ARM. We go beyond cyclictest to measure critical E2E system latencies, including ISR, task preemption, IPC, and multi-core lock contention. By using a high-resolution & low overhead timer and collecting hardware performance counters, our framework provides a complete picture of RTOSes system's hard determinism and predictability.

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Lei Zhou

Principal Tech lead, Linaro

Lei Zhou, A seasoned tech lead, has worked across diverse industry sectors. He began his career at NARI Technology Co., China, then worked on embedded software for Qualcomm and AMD in Canada. He gained cybersecurity experience at BlackBerry and led a team building blockchain-based... Read More →

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Thursday May 14, 2026 14:55 - 15:25 JST
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16:15 JST

Challenge of VirtIO for Automotive Use - Gen Shimada, Linaro

Thursday May 14, 2026 16:15 - 16:45 JST

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These days, Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs) are becoming crucial in complex automotive system development. In this context, VirtIO, in particular, has played a key role and has become increasingly popular over the last couple of years.
Although VirtIO is an effective and useful method in development, it has one significant drawback in terms of performance: the overhead caused by its virtualization scheme. This overhead generates latency across multiple metrics, degrading system performance compared to a native environment.
Such latency is critical not only for ADAS, which requires mixed criticality, but also for Meter Clusters, Digital Cockpits, and IVI systems. This latency often causes certain metrics to exceed acceptable levels, presenting a major challenge for VirtIO in automotive systems.
This session will cover the following:
First: The current status of VirtIO, the roadmap by the OASIS Committee, and the role of AGL.
Second: The mechanism behind how this latency occurs.
Third: The specific areas where latency occurs.
Finally: Countermeasures to mitigate this latency.

Speakers

Gen Shimada

Country Manager, Japan, Linaro

Having worked in embedded technologies for over 30 years, I currently focus on the Arm/Linux ecosystem, particularly virtualization technologies for software-defined vehicle (SVC) applications, at Linaro.

Previously, I worked as an engineer, business development specialist, and... Read More →

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Thursday May 14, 2026 16:15 - 16:45 JST
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16:50 JST

Ultimate Unagi - Flutter App Development on Real Target Hardware - Jan-Simon Möller, The Linux Foundation

Thursday May 14, 2026 16:50 - 17:20 JST

Estate I + II

The new AGL LTS release, Ultimate Unagi, opens the door to cutting-edge app development for embedded automotive systems. In this talk, we’ll dive into how Flutter, a modern cross-platform UI framework, can be leveraged to build and deploy applications directly on real target hardware running Ultimate Unagi. By combining Flutter’s rapid development cycle with the robust features of AGL, developers can create seamless user experiences while adhering to the demanding requirements of automotive environments.This session will provide a technical walkthrough of setting up Flutter on AGL-based systems, configuring it for real hardware, and optimizing performance on resource-constrained devices. We’ll also explore how Ultimate Unagi enhances development workflows with its new features and stability improvements. Through practical examples and a demo, attendees will learn how to harness the power of Flutter and AGL to accelerate app development for next-generation automotive applications. Whether you’re an app developer, system integrator, or AGL enthusiast, this talk will equip you with the tools to bring your ideas to life on real embedded hardware.

Speakers

Jan-Simon Möller

Director of Developer Community and Release Management, AGL, AGL - The Linux Foundation

Jan-Simon Möller is the Director of Release Management and Developer Community at Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), where he supports collaboration, improves development processes, and helps grow a welcoming and effective open-source ecosystem. With a strong engineering background and... Read More →

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Thursday May 14, 2026 16:50 - 17:20 JST
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17:25 JST

OSPO EG Update - The Last Mile Problem: Turning Executive Support into Real Open Source Contributions - Walt Miner, The Linux Foundation

Thursday May 14, 2026 17:25 - 17:55 JST

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Numerous studies have shown the technical and financial benefits of not just using, but also contributing to open source software, yet the automotive industry remains stuck in neutral when it comes to contributing to collaborative open source projects. For over a decade, Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) has proven that OEM and Tier 1 competitors can collaborate on pre-competitive software. We've built the neutral governance, technical frameworks, and shared workflows that make this real-world co-development possible in the traditional automotive industry.

Yet, a recent AGL OSPO Expert Group survey highlights a critical "last mile" problem: contributions are stalling. Developers often lack clear guidance on what they can share and who needs to approve it. Without active, visible buy-in from senior leadership, code stays locked away. This talk will connect AGL’s long-term work in open source enablement for the automotive industry with the specific internal roadblocks our survey identified. We’ll finish with a playbook for OSPOs: concrete steps to move from executive intent to developer action, creating clear pathways for open source contributions that benefit the OEMs and Tier 1 technical and financial bottom line.

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Walt Miner

AGL Community Manager, The Linux Foundation

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Thursday May 14, 2026 17:25 - 17:55 JST
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