Eclipse SDV (Software Defined Vehicle)
The Eclipse Software Defined Vehicle (SDV)[20] is a Working Group within the Eclipse Foundation that facilitates open source development of automotive software.
Projects focus on building the industry’s first open source software stacks and associated tooling for the core functionality of future mobility.[21]
Notable members include BMW Group, Mercedes Benz Tech Innovation, TRATON Bosch, ZF, Vector, Harman, and Cariad SE.[22]
Open Regulatory Compliance (ORC)
Open Regulatory Compliance (ORC)[23] is a Working Group within the Eclipse Foundation that brings together key stakeholders in a collaborative effort to work with governmental bodies to meet regulatory requirements, while leveraging open source through the software supply chain.
This working group is preparing the open source community for the implementation of the Cyber Resilience Act.[23]
Open VSX
The Open VSX Working Group is a Working Group within the Eclipse Foundation that provides governance, guidance, and funding for the communities that support the implementation, deployment, maintenance and adoption of the Eclipse Foundation’s Open VSX Registry at open-vsx.org.[24]
Eclipse Dataspace
Eclipse Dataspace is a forum for individuals and organizations to build and promote open source software, specifications, and open collaboration models needed to create scalable, modular, extensible, industry-ready open source components based on open standards for dataspaces.[25]
In December 2025 it released two open protocols: the Eclipse Dataspace Protocol (EDP) and Eclipse Dataspace Decentralised Claims Protocol (EDCCP).[26]
Notable members include Microsoft, T-Systems, and Frauenhofer.[27]
Eclipse Research Initiatives
Research @ Eclipse was founded in 2013. The initiative has participated in 30 research projects with more than 730 partners across, AI, security, cloud, data spaces, software-defined vehicles, embedded, IoT, and open hardware.[28]
It aims to transform technical research projects into open source innovation.[28]
Notable projects include Arrowhead, now Eclipse Arrowhead; APPSTACLE, now Eclipse KUKSA; and BaSys 4.2, now Eclipse BaySx.
OpenHW Foundation
The OpenHW Foundation is a strategic partnership with the Eclipse Foundation that aims to make open source RISC-V cores the global standard.[29]
It stewards RISC-V IP including CVA6, CVW (Wally), CVE4, CVE2, and CVE5. [30]
Through the Eclipse Foundation, it participates in Horizon Europe research projects including TRISTAN and Rigoletto, and maintains the United RISC-V Access Platform[31].
Notable members include Thales, Siemens, and Red Hat.[32]
Jakarta EE
The Jakarta EE Working Group[33] is a Working Group within the Eclipse Foundation for open-source vendor-neutral enterprise Java innovation, bringing together industry-leading organizations across the Java ecosystem to collaborate on advancing the technology
Adoptium
The Adoptium Working Group is a Working Group within the Eclipse Foundation that promotes and supports high-quality runtimes and associated technologies for use across the Java ecosystem, including Eclipse Temurin. It embraces existing standards and a wide variety of hardware and cloud platforms.[34]
