Julius Gustavsson

@jgust.xyz

Team Lead @ Volvo Cars | ๐Ÿฆ€ Comitted to making Rust in Cars actually a good thing! Lund, Sweden

The paradox of safety-critical software: We use languages like C/C++ because they're certified, even if they're memory-unsafe. As Espen Albrektsen said, "It's counterintuitive but thatโ€™s the way it is." He sees a future where certified Rust lowers the barrier for safer systems.

Ever wondered if Rust is being used in the automotive space? Well, Volvo Cars is starting to use it! You can read all about Volvo and their Rust usage in our awesome new interview. Link below!

Videos from the Industry Track at RustWeek are now available! Check out Julius Gustavsson's talk 'Rust at Volvo Cars' on YouTube: buff.ly/PCipsgg Thanks @j-gust.bsky.socialโ€ฌ, for sharing why and how Rust is being used by Volvo Cars! @rustnl.bsky.socialโ€ฌ #rustlang #RustWeek

Rust at Volvo Cars - Julius Gustavsson

Volvo Cars have shipped their first ECU (Electronic Control Unit) fully written in Rust as part of the new SPA2 EV platform. This is the first of its kind in...

buff.ly

Program highlights: โ€ข Niko Matsakis presents the ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ โ€ข @j-gust.bsky.social speaks about ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ผ โ€ข Participate in two rounds of ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ + info: rustweek.org/industry/ (2/2) #rustlang #rustweek

Industry track - RustWeek 2025

RustWeek 2025, The Netherlands - May 13 - 17 2025

rustweek.org