Quintauris has struck a technical partnership with Vector to bring the German software group’s MICROSAR Classic stack to RT-Europa, the RISC-V specialist’s real-time automotive platform.
Announced in Munich, the collaboration is aimed at speeding up the development of software-defined vehicles by ensuring that Vector’s widely used AUTOSAR Classic-based components run natively on Quintauris’ RISC-V architecture. The move is designed to give carmakers and suppliers a clearer path to using open, modular processor technology while retaining established automotive software standards.
RT-Europa, Quintauris’ reference platform for real-time RISC-V processors, combines compilers, operating systems, toolchains, microarchitecture IP, and validation frameworks from multiple partners. Adding MICROSAR Classic brings what the companies describe as a mature, production-grade software layer already deployed by major OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers.
Quintauris said the integration would allow developers to adopt AUTOSAR Classic more quickly on RISC-V-based systems, validate performance and timing using the company’s benchmark tools, and rely on Vector’s existing methodologies and toolchains.
Pedro Lopez, Quintauris’ Market Strategy Officer, said the alliance helped “bridge the gap between open, modular RISC-V architectures and the standardised automotive software environment,” adding that it would support the development of next-generation real-time systems with predictable performance.
Jochen Rein, Vector’s Senior Vice President for Embedded Software and Systems, said the joint work contributed to “a serial-approved software ecosystem around the RISC-V technology,” arguing that the combination of MICROSAR Classic and RT-Europa would let developers explore new architectures without abandoning familiar tools.
The companies plan to demonstrate the combined platform at CES in early 2026, where Quintauris will unveil the latest version of RT-Europa alongside other ecosystem partners.
