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Bertrand Boisseau

Bertrand Boisseau

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Introducing Bertrand Boisseau, the Automotive Sector Lead at Canonical. Bertrand has a strong background in engineering and is passionate about innovation, consumer electronics, cloud computing, connectivity, and high-tech. With over 10 years of experience in the connected car industry, Bertrand is a seasoned expert in his field. At Canonical, Bertrand is responsible for driving the open source portfolio towards the automotive industry. His focus is on creating cutting-edge solutions that help companies in the automotive sector stay ahead of the curve. If you’re looking to learn more about the latest trends in software-defined vehicles, Bertrand is the expert you can trust!

Bertrand Boisseau
16 November 2023

Implementing edge computing for V2X use cases in automotive

Automotive Article

Vehicles are becoming more and more like mobile data centres. On average, a modern vehicle contains over 60 sensors that monitor various aspects of the vehicle, generating an immense amount of data that is processed on the go. This transformation is creating an unprecedented set of challenges for OEMs. Edge computing is a new paradigm ...

Bertrand Boisseau
30 October 2023

How environmental parity accelerates automotive software development

Automotive Article

A lot of people, like myself, believe automotive is the most innovative sector today, especially when it comes to software. We are living a critical moment in automotive, where evolution is being pushed onto the market. This rapid software shift is posing challenges that are complicating developers’ progress. Most of these challenges are ...

Bertrand Boisseau
26 October 2023

Implementing FOTA updates for vehicles using a Dedicated Snap Store

Automotive Article

If you’ve been following my previous blog posts, you already know that the automotive industry is changing faster than ever. Updating software and firmware in vehicles is one area that’s particularly challenging and in flux. Firmware Over-the-Air (FOTA) updates can be quite a puzzle when it comes to updating entire vehicle fleets. That’s ...

Bertrand Boisseau
18 September 2023

Fast SDV prototyping in automotive with real-time kernel

Automotive Article

How you can use real-time computing to prototype software defined vehicles in the cloud ...

Bertrand Boisseau
12 July 2023

How to choose an OS for software development in automotive

Automotive Article

Why companies in automotive prefer Ubuntu Automotive as an industry is constantly looking for ways to improve its processes and efficiency. The one common tool that is at the intersection of all software development activities is the operating system (OS). From advanced simulation tools to new vehicle designs, the OS has to be reliable an ...

Bertrand Boisseau
30 June 2023

EV charging infrastructure: overcome the challenges with open source

Automotive Article

Range anxiety refers to the fear of running out of battery while driving. Of course, with more range or more charging stations, range anxiety decreases. Unfortunately, most countries lack EV charging infrastructure that meets consumer expectations. ...

Bertrand Boisseau
16 June 2023

Simplifying software-defined vehicles (SDVs) with EB corbos Linux – built on Ubuntu

Automotive Article

Carmakers are facing numerous challenges on the path towards software-defined vehicles (SDVs), such as legacy vendor dependence, which is leading to a lack of scalability, and high maintenance costs. ...

Bertrand Boisseau
19 May 2023

Unravelling complexity in software-defined vehicles

Automotive Article

Vehicles are becoming more connected, autonomous, shared and electric (the famous CASE acronym). ...

Bertrand Boisseau
31 March 2023

Automotive industry trends for 2023 and beyond

Automotive Article

Let’s dive a little deeper into the latest automotive industry trends and see how they match with the switch towards software-defined vehicles. ...

Bertrand Boisseau
20 March 2023

Automotive consortiums: Setting new standards for safety and cybersecurity

Automotive Article

At Canonical we are actively involved in several automotive consortiums as we believe that open source technology will be the driving force behind next generation of vehicles. ...

Bertrand Boisseau
13 March 2023

Functional safety in automotive: contributing to ISO 26262 and ISO 21434 standards

Automotive Article

the automotive industry is highly complex and regulated, especially when it comes to functional safety and cybersecurity. ...

Bertrand Boisseau
24 January 2023

How digital twins enable data-driven automotive supply chains

Automotive Article

Digital twins for supply chain and factory modelling and optimization. ...