Aptiv released multiple solutions including the Wind River operating system, achieving 100% localization of core materials | The Latest Frontline

Text | Li Anqi

Editor | Li Qin

During the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show, automotive technology company Aptiv launched a number of the latest localized solutions tailored for the Chinese market, including the Wind River RTOS real - time operating system, driving assistance solutions, cross - domain integrated digital base, AI cockpit, and 48V systems, etc.

Yang Xiaoming, President of Aptiv China and Asia - Pacific, said that currently the company has achieved 100% localization of core materials in China, and its products are not affected by US tariff policies.

Aptiv expects that by 2027, Aptiv China will achieve global coverage of the domestic supply chain, support local customers' overseas expansion, and serve the global market while being rooted in China.

Specifically, Aptiv China's technical solutions at this Shanghai Auto Show cover both intelligentization and electrification.

In the intelligent solutions, Aptiv launched the Wind River real - time operating system (RTOS) and the Wind River virtualization platform Hypervisor, which are developed locally in China and have Chinese intellectual property rights.

Previously, domestic new - energy vehicle companies such as NIO and Li Auto also released their own operating system solutions. How does Aptiv's operating system, as a technology supplier, differ from those of automakers?

According to Tang Haiyi, General Manager of Aptiv's Active Safety and User Experience in China, the Wind River operating system is a low - level operating system that has a certain correlation with hardware. To be precise, it is a real - time operating system that can achieve microsecond - level latency, which is also the reason why the Wind River system was previously implemented in the aerospace field.

For example, in the domain control of a single SOC, based on the Wind River virtual platform, the chip core capabilities can be partitioned and isolated. The assisted driving perception and control algorithm models with very high requirements for real - time performance, safety, and reliability can run on the Wind River real - time operating system; the cockpit entertainment system can run on Android, and the vehicle control module can be installed on commercial Linux.

According to Tang Haiyi, General Manager of Aptiv's Active Safety and User Experience in China, Aptiv can provide the full - stack functions of software - defined vehicles (SDV), such as from the underlying OS to virtual machines, middleware, etc., from edge to cloud deployment, to the cloud - native toolchain platform.

"Our cooperation with automakers is more in the way of an enabler. Aptiv can become part of the automaker's operating system, allowing automakers to focus more on software modules, algorithms related to user experience, and operation and maintenance. We focus on the lowest level."

Aptiv emphasizes that the Wind River real - time operating system (RTOS) and the Wind River virtualization platform Hypervisor are completely localized products, do not contain foreign - controlled components, and are not subject to export control restrictions. The relevant engineering services and technical support are also completely localized. In addition to supporting the automotive industry, the Wind River platform can also support emerging industries such as low - altitude flight and embodied robots.

Aptiv said that the assisted driving solution developed based on domestic SoC chips and the Wind River real - time operating system has successfully won orders from leading domestic new - energy vehicle companies.

In addition, in the field of intelligent driving, Aptiv previously invested in Chinese intelligent driving company MAXIEYE. At this auto show, Aptiv also exhibited the latest generation of radar - vision integrated perception system, which can detect short - distance, multiple targets, and drivable spaces, and can replace and surpass the performance of traditional ultrasonic radar perception. It can more accurately detect the parking system and provide more accurate surround - view perception when driving at low speeds.

Aptiv is also developing an end - to - end intelligent driving solution, which introduces a model combining millimeter - wave radar and deep learning, and constructs a BEV perspective based on millimeter - wave radar and visual perception.

In terms of the intelligent cockpit, Aptiv also launched an AI cockpit and a cross - domain integrated solution based on domestic chips. The latter integrates functions such as the intelligent cockpit system, L2+ ADAS, automatic parking function, and vehicle body control system.

In terms of electrification, at this auto show, Aptiv launched a system - level solution for intelligent vehicle architecture for the 48V electrical architecture.

In the past, the vehicle's electronic and electrical architecture was basically a 12V low - voltage architecture. However, according to Shen Guoliang, Vice President of Aptiv's Connector Systems and General Manager of Asia - Pacific, as cars become more intelligent and have more electronic functions, the 12V low - voltage architecture can no longer meet the applications of high power and larger current, and a high - voltage architecture solution must be introduced.

The 48V electrical architecture launched by Aptiv this time includes key technologies such as wiring harnesses, connectors, and controllers, which helps automakers save energy and reduce costs.

Aptiv said that Aptiv's new connector factory in Wuhan will become the largest intelligent production base for its high - voltage product series in the connector system. The Inkaibao Shanghai Automation Factory provides a localized solution for high - voltage power distribution copper - aluminum busbars that is efficient and safe, strengthening Aptiv's design and delivery capabilities in the automotive high - voltage electrification architecture system.

Yang Xiaoming said: "We have a global layout. We have low - cost production centers in North America, South America, and Europe. We rarely export products directly from China to the United States, nor do we import from the United States." "If US tariffs have a great impact on Chinese companies' businesses, it may not be because of US tariff issues, but because the localization work has not been done well."