SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity company, today announced that it will host the Silicon Valley Automotive Open Source Meetup, “The Potential of Electric Vertical Takeoff-and-Landing Aircraft”, at its headquarters on Jan. 17 from 7-8:30 p.m. PT. Speakers will address key issues in the development of electric vertical takeoff-and-landing aircrafts. Dr. Stan Schneider, CEO at RTI, will present a company overview, including information on RTI’s mission as it relates to autonomous vehicles, recent successes in the market, as well as current projects and partnerships.

RTI provides the secure connectivity framework required to enable the most innovative and complex autonomous vehicles and transportation systems. RTI’s Connext® DDS software accelerates the design and development of autonomous systems by providing an efficient path from prototyping to production and safety certification. RTI's connectivity software provides a data-centric architecture that meets the demanding requirements of level 3 to level 5 automation, while also providing the flexibility of an established standard that can meet the wide ranging, and still developing, use cases of the industry.

Superior security, scalability, reliability and performance within these applications positions RTI as a key player in the autonomous car market, which has been the company’s fastest growing market. RTI has more than a dozen autonomous car customers who are beyond the research stage and entering final proof-of-concept or full production-track status, including customers who are working to build electric take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOL).

RTI was recently named an AUTOSAR development partner for the company’s industry leading work with automotive customers. As a development partner, RTI is working to promote and integrate the world’s largest standardized automotive architecture.

Additional details on the event can be found below.

Event Details
What: Silicon Valley Automotive Open Source Meetup: “The Potential of Electric Vertical Takeoff-and-Landing Aircraft”
When: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 from 7:00 p.m. PT to 8:30 p.m. PT
Where: RTI Headquarters, 232 E. Java Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089

For additional information and a full event agenda, please visit: http://bit.ly/2mjXNRX

For more information about RTI’s work in autonomous driving, please visit: http://bit.ly/2xX4ePp

About RTI
Real-Time Innovations (RTI) is the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) connectivity company. The RTI Connext® databus is a software framework that shares information in real time, making applications work together as one, integrated system. It connects across field, fog and cloud. Its reliability, security, performance and scalability are proven in the most demanding industrial systems. Deployed systems include medical devices and imaging; wind, hydro and solar power; autonomous planes, trains and cars; traffic control; Oil and Gas; robotics, ships and defense.

RTI lives at the intersection of functional artificial intelligence and pervasive networkingSM.

RTI is the largest vendor of products based on the Object Management Group (OMG) Data Distribution Service™ (DDS) standard. RTI is privately held and headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif.

RTI is hiring aggressively; see www.rti.com/careers.

Media Contacts:
Emily Singer
Karbo Communications for RTI
415-255-6506
RTI@karbocom.com

Cameron Smead
Public Relations Senior Manager, RTI
cameron@rti.com

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