Toyota has established OSPO (Open Source Program Office) in Otemachi
Toyota Motor Corporation
Advanced R&D and Engineering Company
Open Source Program GroupOSS (Open Source Software), developed by engineering communities worldwide. OSS isessential for software development, being utilized in almost all fields, from programming
languages and operating systems to cloud and AI.
The OSPO (Open Source Program Office), an organization that promotes the utilizationand contribution of OSS, has begun its activities this year, primarily with members fromOtemachi.

■What is OSPO?

Role of OSPOOSPO collaborates with various departments within Toyota to promote the use of OSS
by Toyota's engineers and to contribute to the community. They establish rules, plan
events both internally and externally, and introduce tools related to SBOM (Software Bill OfMaterials) to ensure proper use of OSS. Additionally, OSPO members work withcommunities to invigorate open source activities in Japan and the automotive industry.
Since it was originally created by engineers passionate about OSS, it always maintains
an engineer's perspective on what is necessary and continues its activities accordingly.

Communities from around the world visit Otemachi

Community members from around the world visit Otemachi.

■Examples of OSPO's External Activities
OSPO's activities are not confined to Toyota. For the development of the software andautomotive industries, OSPO is advancing new initiatives together with the community.
- Held the First eBPF Japan Event at Toyota Otemachi
The eBPF Japan Community, a SIG (Special Interest Group) of the Cloud Native Community
Japan (the Japanese branch of CNCF, Cloud Native Computing Foundation), commenced
its operations in 2024. The eBPF Japan Community, in a vendor-neutral stance, promotes
the adoption of eBPF to Japanese companies by introducing use cases of this core cloudnative technology and related Linux kernel technologies. On 2024/8/19, the first meetup
was held at Toyota Otemachi, marked by enthusiastic and fully booked attendance.

eBPF meetup at Toyota Otemachi

-Establishment of AGL OSPO EG
To promote OSS community activities among engineers in the automotive industry,
Masanori Itoh, one of the OSPO members, proposed the establishment of an OSPO-EG(Expert Group) at the AGL (Automotive Grade Linux) AMM (All-Member-Meeting) Summer
2024 held in Berlin on 2024/7/17-18. The purpose of this expert group is to promote theestablishment of OSPOs and to share information and best practices between them. Theproposal was approved, and activities will now be formally initiated.

Presentation at AGL AMM Summer 2024

- Participation in the Japan Evangelist Program
Masato Endo, the group leader of OSPO, has been appointed as the inaugural Japan
Evangelist by The Linux Foundation (Please refer to the link). The Japan Evangelist, as aregional community leader, supports opportunities for driving global innovation from Japanthrough experience and information, and promotes community activities rooted in theunique culture and language of the region.

Please check the detail of Japan Evangelist Program form this link.

Presentation at the Open Source Summit North America 2024.