As the automotive industry shifts toward SDVs, open source is becoming a strategic foundation for innovation. But the real differentiator isn’t just open code. It’s open governance.

Eclipse SDV’s program manager Sara Gallian’s new article explores why vendor-neutral, community-driven governance models are better suited than single-vendor-led projects to support long-term collaboration, interoperability, and trust across the automotive ecosystem. It examines how shared governance helps reduce duplicated effort, accelerates innovation, and provides the stability needed to build the next generation of automotive software at scale.

Read the full article in the second issue of the European Open Source Academy (EOSA) Magazine.

You can also access the article directly.