ABSTRACTION & INTEGRATION
Decouple software from hardware for maximum portability and reuse across SoCs, devices, and vehicle models. Simplify communication across the board. Accelerate development, reduce cost, and future-proof your architecture.
Aptiv LINC™ Software Platform
Where Innovation Starts
Drive innovation, reduce cost and future-proof platforms across domains with the Aptiv Layered Infrastructure for Networking and Compute™ (Aptiv LINC™) Software Platform. Our architecture enables faster development of the next generation of software-defined vehicles.
A Sustainable Software Foundation for Cross-Domain Architectures
The Aptiv LINC™ Software Platform integrates previously siloed domains – such as infotainment, ADAS, body and powertrain – in a unified, scalable way that goes beyond traditional middleware-based solutions to streamline the development process while supporting established workflows. LINC™ include essential tools, including support for containerization, edge intelligence, deterministic operation, security, middleware – and the DevOps capabilities that bring it all to life.
We can deliver a partial or full-stack solution for SDV architectures and lifecycle management, helping teams migrate, deploy and operate cloud-native software quickly and efficiently.
Key Benefits of Aptiv LINC™
Aptiv’s software infrastructure platform offers developers many benefits as they create software-defined systems, including:
FULL SDV SUPPORT
Build safe, secure, and feature-resilient architectures using containerized microservices and edge intelligence. Scale effortlessly and deliver personalized user experiences.
LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
Streamline deployment and evolution of software across the vehicle lifecycle. Enable OTA updates, feature-on-demand, and continuous innovation with integrated DevSecOps workflows, powered by Wind River.
STANDARDS COMPLIANCE
Conform to all major international standards such as ASPICE, ASIL-B, and OCI. Build within a deterministic environment to meet the requirements of ISO 26262.
Middleware And More
Abstracts hardware, operating systems and communications
Aptiv’s LINC™ Software Platform abstracts applications from underlying SoCs and operating systems, enabling seamless portability. Designed for both native and containerized environments, it incorporates modular, service-oriented capabilities such as platform health monitoring to deliver safe, secure and scalable architectures for software-defined vehicles.
The communications middleware provides a single, scalable communication solution for all vehicle domains. It reduces integration challenges, supports modular updates and enhances efficiency through advanced middleware and orchestration technologies.
Container Management
Modular architecture isolates functions, ensuring safety and scalability
Aptiv’s LINC™ Software Platform includes automotive-grade container orchestration that delivers end-to-end lifecycle management for software-defined vehicles, enabling feature-on-demand, seamless integration, and efficient resource utilization. Built using industry standards, it ensures compliance, interoperability and collaboration across OEMs and Tier-1s. By reducing update size and complexity, Aptiv speeds up deployment, minimizes risk, and supports safety-critical software updates, unlocking new revenue streams and lowering total cost of ownership.
Edge Intelligence
Real-time data collection and analytics unlocks insights
Aptiv’s LINC™ Software Platform empowers OEMs with smart, customizable data collection across vehicle networks, capturing relevant vehicle and user statistics without added hardware or complexity. By leveraging rule-based and event-driven analytics, our edge intelligence minimizes data volume and transmission costs, sending only actionable insights to the cloud instead of raw data. The result is reduced operational expenses, improved efficiency and faster decision-making for smarter, connected vehicles.
