Tremec is active in the automotive sector on drive line technology. Safety (ISO 26262) and cybersecurity (ISO 21434) are 2 important requirements for each product. Low-level software is traditionally written in C. But because C was not designed for safety and security, a whole process must be followed to get the code safe and secure, for example MISRA-C and CERT-C. But Rust was designed with safety and security in mind, so the process should be much easier with Rust. However, it is not easy to switch a whole company (people + code base) to a new programming language, hence this Proof-of-concept (PoC).

The Rust programming language is interesting for Tremec for several reasons:
- Rust is designed for safety and security
- Ferrocene got the Rust compiler certified for ISO 26262
- Infineon (with HightTec) is working on Rust support for their automotive Aurix MCUs
- Tremec is shifting from ICE to BEV drive trains, and maybe also from C to Rust

Keywords: Automotive, Electrification, programming language, safety, security, embedded, MCU

Goal – Main goal is to make a Rust PoC application on a EDCU development board. Including a unit-test, setup of toolchain, git repository, Jenkins build job.
And as a second step, the Rust code should be compiled together with a legacy C code, to generate 1 binary.
If possible, a part of the existing EDCU C code should be replaced by Rust, compiled with the rest of the C code, and then tested on the electric-motor test setup.
As an extra the OxidOS could be integrated.

Approach – Use EDCU Logic Board with an Infineon Aurix TC378.

A strong interest in embedded real-time software development.