Who Are We?

The OpenChain Automotive Work Group is focused on discussion open source license compliance, open source security assurance, the use of our ISO standards, and the sharing of best practice, reference and education material around these topics from the perspective of the automotive industry. Our activity is centered around our mailing list, calls or face-to-face meetings. You will find many people from automotive companies, Tier 1 suppliers, and more.

The Chair of this work group is Endo San from Toyota.

Upcoming Events:

We will hold a face-to-face meeting in Stuttgart on the 10th of September 2024 at the Bosch offices between 13:00 and 18:00 CEST. Everyone with an interest in open source business process management in the automotive industry is invited to attend.

View and contribute to the provisional schedule on the Event Page.

You can register for the event at this link: https://cvent.me/Mg4w9o

Learn More the OpenChain Project and the Automotive Work Group:

The OpenChain Project has been building trust in the supply chain since 2016

Our vision is a supply chain where open source is delivered with trusted and consistent process management information. Our mission is to make that happen. The OpenChain Project has an extensive global community of over 1,000 companies collaborating to make the supply chain quicker, more effective and more efficient. We work with our sister projects at The Linux Foundation like SPDX (SBOM), OpenSSF (Security), TODO Group (OSPO) and CHAOSS (Metrics) to help drive forward business management of open source.

We Maintain Standards:

• OpenChain ISO/IEC 5230 -- The international standard for open source license compliance programs
• OpenChain ISO/IEC 18974 -- The industry standard for open source security assurance programs

Did You Know?

31% of large German companies already use or plan to adopt OpenChain ISO/IEC 5230. Source: PwC

Join Us:

Everyone is welcome to be part of the OpenChain Automotive Work Group. Our main contact point is our mailing list. There are no restrictions on who can join our list. Generally there are no restrictions on who can join our events, though some may be held under Chatham House Rule or other conditions to ensure free expression of perspectives.

The OpenChain Project also maintains a busy schedule of global and industry specific calls or webinars. You can find out more on the OpenChain Participation page.

Get Help:

You can get help from the OpenChain Project operations team at any time by sending an email to helpdesk@openchainproject.org.