IAR expands DRIVECORE support for software-defined vehicles

IAR has announced an expanded collaboration with Infineon at embedded world 2026, focusing on its DRIVECORE software bundles and early support for AURIX RISC-V development. This partnership comes at a time when automotive software complexity is on the rise, driving the need for streamlined development workflows in centralized vehicle architectures.

For eeNews Europe readers involved in software-defined vehicles, the collaboration signifies practical changes in toolchain integration and validation processes. The introduction of pre-integrated software bundles and cross-architecture development support aims to simplify setup efforts and enhance consistency across projects.

Efforts to Reduce Integration Complexity

Central to the collaboration is Infineon’s DRIVECORE portfolio, which offers pre-integrated software bundles for TRAVEO and PSoC platforms. These bundles, incorporating tools and components from various partners including IAR, serve as validated starting points for automotive software development.

The latest configurations cater to digital cockpit graphics, compact ECUs, and edge controllers, enabling development teams to kickstart projects from a reliable foundation rather than piecing together toolchains manually. IAR emphasizes that this approach can expedite onboarding and simplify integration processes.

This shift in automotive electronics towards multi-domain systems and software reuse underscores the importance of reducing integration overhead, which has increasingly become a bottleneck in development workflows.

Enhancing Automotive Toolchains with RISC-V Debug Support

In addition to the DRIVECORE initiative, IAR is offering a sneak peek into debug capabilities for Infineon’s upcoming AURIX RISC-V family. Building upon existing compiler support, these debugging features target early-stage bring-up and validation tasks.

The company envisions a unified workflow encompassing both Arm and RISC-V architectures, anticipating the relevance of consistent tooling as automotive platforms diversify. This unified approach could facilitate smoother platform transitions and minimize the need for extensive retraining.

“Automotive teams require speed and predictability,” noted Jakob Ågren, Chief Product Officer at IAR. “DRIVECORE bundles streamline integration efforts, while our forthcoming AURIX RISC-V debug capabilities will assist developers in faster platform validation, maintaining consistent workflows across Arm and RISC-V architectures.”