Panasonic Automotive Systems has secured ISO/IEC 5230 OpenChain conformance, signalling enterprise-grade open source governance as SDVs drive deeper OSS adoption across the automotive supply chain.
Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd has achieved conformance with ISO/IEC 5230 (OpenChain), the international standard for open source software (OSS) licence compliance, strengthening its position as a supply-chain-ready open source leader in automotive software.
ISO/IEC 5230 defines management methods to ensure reliability, transparency, and compliance in the use of open source software across organisations and global supply chains. The standard was established by the OpenChain Project, led by the Linux Foundation, a US-based non-profit organisation.
To support this effort, Panasonic Automotive Systems established an internal Open Source Program Office (OSPO) in April 2025. The OSPO ensures thorough OSS compliance, supports developers using open source, and strengthens contributions to the global OSS community. During the certification process, the company structured OSS utilisation processes, built a highly secure management system, and improved the reliability of OSS usage and related products.
The certification comes as the automotive industry shifts rapidly towards software-defined vehicles (SDVs), where development is increasingly software-centric and OSS plays a critical role in shortening development cycles and reducing costs.
Panasonic Automotive Systems has also contributed to OSS and industry standardisation by promoting VirtIO, an open-source virtualisation technology, and open-sourcing Unified HMI, a VirtIO-based display virtualisation technology. The company further supports OSS-driven SDV development through platforms such as the SkipGen reference Cockpit Domain Controller and the Virtual SkipGen development environment.
The company stated that it will use this certification to deliver high-quality, reliable OSS-based solutions and support the sustainable growth of the open source ecosystem in the in-vehicle device industry.
