Supported Platforms#
Deployments provide local development and simulation on Ubuntu using Docker Compose. Platforms provide edge-deployment targets for production automotive operating systems such as AutoSD.
As Open AD Kit is the first SOAFEE blueprint for the software-defined vehicle ecosystem, it tracks multiple platform directions aligned with cloud-native, software-defined vehicle principles.
SOAFEE and Open AD Kit
The Autoware Foundation is a voting member of SOAFEE (Scalable Open Architecture For the Embedded Edge). Open AD Kit was co-developed with SOAFEE and the eSync Alliance as the first blueprint, and has since seeded derived blueprints including DENSO's AVP blueprint and Red Hat's AutoSD blueprint.
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OAK[Open AD Kit<br/>First Blueprint] --> DENSO[DENSO AVP Blueprint]
OAK --> RH[Red Hat AutoSD Blueprint]Platform Overview#
AutoSD#
Automotive Stream Distribution — the upstream preview of Red Hat In-Vehicle OS. Mixed-criticality containers with Podman, Quadlet, and BlueChi orchestration.
EWAOL#
Edge Workload Abstraction and Orchestration Layer — Arm's container-centric Yocto framework. Upstream SOAFEE reference, retained as background; not a committed Open AD Kit target.
Development Platforms#
For local development and simulation, Open AD Kit supports:
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (primary)
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Support matrix#
Tiers describe how seriously Open AD Kit treats a host or platform path. A path that does not pass its build or validation gate is dropped or marked below rather than documented as if it worked. Hardware-specific rows use the badges on the hardware page.
| Path | Tier | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 + Docker Compose deployments | Committed | Primary documented path; compose validated in CI |
| Ubuntu 24.04 + Docker Compose deployments | Committed | Supported host; some demos (e.g. CARLA 0.9.16) stay on 22.04 |
| Component images amd64 + arm64 (non-CUDA) | Committed | Published per image inventory |
sensing-perception-cuda |
Committed (amd64 only) | Requires NVIDIA Container Toolkit |
carla-interface / CARLA deployment |
Experimental | Image is amd64 Humble and Jazzy; the deployment is Humble + Ubuntu 22.04 only |
| AutoSD planning-simulator assets | Experimental | Platform demo with upstream Autoware images; not modular OAK components |
| Jazzy multi-arch matrix (where green) | Best-effort until sustained green promotion | Built in parallel; Humble remains the default documented path |
| EWAOL | Unsupported | Upstream SOAFEE background only; no in-repo assets |
| Hardware (ADLINK, AWS G5, Jetson, …) | See Hardware | Verified / Tests Ongoing badges; not a substitute for the tiers above |