Non-automotive developers expect modern workflows: clone a repo, run a command, see results. With RemotiveTopology, that mindset finally arrives in automotive software development.

RemotiveTopology gives you a system-wide view from day one. You can mix mocks, models, and real ECUs in a single setup - without hardware - and run everything from SIL to HIL, including automated CI workflows. Using open standards like CAN, SOME/IP, gRPC, and VSS, you can prototype, build, and test vehicle software with the same flexibility you expect from cloud-native tooling.

Below are two onboarding videos that guide you from your first "git clone" to visualizing a full virtual car.
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Getting started with our open source examples: clone, install, run

Everything begins with the public GitHub repository, where you’ll find simple starter setups as well as full multi-ECU examples such as RemotiveCar.

RemotiveCar can be seen as a “demo platform” built on real vehicle platform infrastructure using CAN, LIN and SOMEIP - a runnable illustration of how RemotiveLabs enables modern software patterns for software-defined vehicles, similar to what’s already established in other software-defined industries. This example can be instantiated and run in a fully virtual environment without any custom hardware. Contact us to see the same example using physical steering wheels and lighting rigs.

Once installed, you can spin up a virtual instance, inspect the communication layer, or plug in your own ECUs, behavioural models, mocks, or tests - all using code or configuration files you control - learn more about concepts in RemotiveTopology.
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Install and set up in minutes

Episode #1 in RemotiveTopology onboarding shows how quickly you can prepare your machine for RemotiveTopology. You’ll create a free RemotiveCloud account, install the CLI, activate your trial, and verify everything with a single command. By the end, you’re fully set up and ready to run your first virtual vehicle.

Johan Rask shows how to install RemotiveTopology, set up your environment, and verify your CLI in minutes.
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Run your first virtual car with our open-source example

In episode #2 of RemotiveTopology onboarding you launch the RemotiveCar example: a fully virtual multi-ECU setup running CAN, LIN and SOME/IP. The video walks you through starting the virtual vehicle with Docker Compose, exploring live signals in RemotiveStudio, and controlling actuators from a Jupyter Notebook.

Start the RemotiveCar example, explore live signals in RemotiveStudio, and interact with your running virtual vehicle topology.
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From repeatability to automation: why Infrastructure as Code for SDVs changes everything

Infrastructure as Code brings modern software principles into vehicle development - enabling you to version and automate how platforms are instantiated, run tests consistently, and share setups across teams and environments.

See how this approach enables virtual integration testing and supports a smoother journey from SIL to HIL. Utilize the related resources box to try our own setup or feel free to book a demo with us.