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AutoSD Features and Concepts

AutoSD is a binary distribution developed within the Automotive SIG that serves as the public, in-development preview of the upcoming Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System (OS). This section explores the key technologies and concepts that make AutoSD uniquely suited for automotive environments.

Core value propositions
- **Safety-critical ready** Mixed-criticality architecture enables safety-critical and non-safety workloads on shared hardware with proven isolation and Freedom from Interference (FFI). [➤ Learn about mixed criticality](con_mixed-criticality.md) --- - **Real-Time performance** Optimized `kernel-automotive` delivers deterministic, low-latency performance for time-critical automotive applications. [➤ Real-Time kernel details](../about/con_real-time-linux-kernel.md) --- - **Reliable updates** OSTree provides atomic, fail-safe updates with rollback capabilities and bandwidth-efficient delta compression. [➤ Understand OSTree](con_ostree.md) --- - **Developer experience** Complete toolchain with declarative manifests, containerized applications, and extensive hardware support accelerates development. [➤ Open source development](con_open-source-development.md) ---
Software-Defined Vehicle architecture

AutoSD enables the next generation of automotive computing:

The container isolation architecture diagram shows how to run an entire software stack on a single OS in a way that isolates containers, applications, and guest OS instances from one another and from the rest of the system

AutoSD's layered architecture provides isolation, safety, and manageability for automotive workloads

Important safety information

Functional Safety Disclaimer

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Ready to build?

Now that you understand AutoSD's foundational concepts, put them into practice:

  1. Quick Start guide → - Build your first AutoSD image
  2. Custom images → - Create more advanced AutoSD images
  3. Hardware deployment → - Deploy to automotive platforms

AutoSD combines proven open source technologies with automotive-specific optimizations to enable the next generation of Software-Defined Vehicles.