Coretura, the software-defined vehicle platform company established by Daimler Truck and Volvo Group, has selected the vehicle software platform jointly developed by Vector and QNX for its commercial-vehicle architecture.
The companies announced on Sept. 22 that Coretura will deploy Alloy Kore as the foundational software layer for the high-performance computing systems underpinning its software-defined vehicle platform. The agreement represents the first design win for Alloy Kore since its introduction.
Coretura is developing a software-defined vehicle platform for commercial vehicles with the objective of giving manufacturers access to a common software foundation across multiple development programs.
“We are building one foundation the industry can rely on, so our customers can concentrate their engineering on the applications that bring value to theirs,” said Johan Lundén, CEO of Coretura.
Alloy Kore combines QNX’s safety-certified operating system with automotive system services and Vector’s software and integration technologies. Coretura will use the Vector Distribution of Alloy Kore, which incorporates Vector’s middleware, communications and integration capabilities for high-performance computing environments.
Financial details of the agreement have not been disclosed. The companies also have not identified a specific vehicle program or provided a production timeline for Coretura’s implementation of Alloy Kore.
“Coretura is building the software-defined vehicle platform this industry needs, and they have chosen Alloy Kore as the certified foundational software layer beneath it. That is precisely the role we designed it for,” said John Wall, President of QNX.
Building a common software foundation for commercial vehicles
Coretura began operations in June 2025, after Daimler Truck and Volvo Group formally launched their joint venture following the announcement of plans for the company in 2024. The business started with approximately 50 employees and is targeting the introduction of its first products in vehicles by the end of the decade.
The joint venture was established to create a standardized and open software foundation for commercial vehicles. Daimler Truck and Volvo Group have also stated that Coretura will work with other vehicle manufacturers and suppliers, rather than restricting the platform to the two companies that founded the venture.
The architecture being developed by the companies is centered on centralized high-performance computing. Daimler Truck and Volvo Group have said this approach is intended to separate software and hardware development cycles, while enabling digital applications to be updated over the air.
Coretura’s selection of Alloy Kore therefore comes as the company moves toward the first vehicle applications for its platform, which are expected later this decade.
More than $100 million added to QNX royalty backlog
The agreement is also significant for QNX from a financial perspective.
In a Sept. 22 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, BlackBerry said the Coretura design win adds more than $100 million to QNX’s royalty backlog. BlackBerry described the agreement as the largest design win in QNX’s history.
BlackBerry defines its royalty backlog as estimated future revenue from variable royalties calculated from projected volumes and royalty rates. The company also cautions that the backlog does not necessarily represent the actual revenue that will ultimately be generated.
Vector and QNX introduced Alloy Kore in January as a jointly developed software foundation for software-defined vehicles. The platform brings together QNX’s operating system and Vector’s pre-integrated middleware.
The Coretura agreement gives the platform its first announced design win at a time when the commercial vehicle industry is increasingly moving toward centralized computing and software-defined architectures.
The companies have not disclosed which truck models or manufacturers will be the first to deploy the Coretura platform. Coretura has said, however, that it intends to make the platform available beyond Daimler Truck and Volvo Group, potentially giving the technology a customer base extending well beyond its two founding companies.
Why This Matters
The selection provides Vector and QNX with their first announced Alloy Kore design win as Coretura develops a software-defined vehicle platform intended to serve commercial vehicles from multiple manufacturers. According to BlackBerry, the agreement also adds more than $100 million to QNX’s royalty backlog, giving the deal a financial significance in addition to its role in Coretura’s software architecture.
