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Team Lead @ Volvo Cars | 🦀

Comitted to making Rust in Cars actually a good thing!

Lund, Sweden
Reposted by Julius Gustavsson
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 that’s the way it is." He sees a future where certified Rust lowers the barrier for safer systems.
September 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Reposted by Julius Gustavsson
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!
September 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Reposted by Julius Gustavsson
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.social‬, for sharing why and how Rust is being used by Volvo Cars!

@rustnl.bsky.social

#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
June 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The talks from RustWeek are now available on YouTube! It was great fun and a big honour to get our Rust efforts: youtu.be/2JIFUk4f0iE?...
Rust at Volvo Cars - Julius Gustavsson
YouTube video by RustNL
youtu.be
June 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Reposted by Julius Gustavsson
If you aren't subscribed to @sdr-podcast.com yet, today might be a good time to do that 👀

Keep an eye out for something tomorrow evening (EU)/morning (US)! Links to Spotify/iTunes/YouTube/RSS here:

sdr-podcast.com
Self-Directed Research
Your weekly treat: Rust, embedded, web servers, and more.
sdr-podcast.com
May 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Reposted by Julius Gustavsson
Live from the 10 Years of Rust celebration in Utrecht, Netherlands, we are very happy to announce a new version of Rust, 1.87.0!

See the blog post and release notes for all the details!

blog.rust-lang.org/2025/05/15/R...
May 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
#RustWeek has come to a close for me. I’ve had an amazing time and hope I could give something back with my talk. I even got to meet most of my heroes!
May 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Reposted by Julius Gustavsson
Rust 1.0, ten years later
steveklabnik.com
May 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
RustWeek is just around the corner. I will talk about our Rust journey at Volvo Cars and future outlook for Rust in cars. Will I see you there?
** Speaker announcement **
Catch this talk at the Industry Track at RustWeek 2025!

Speaker: Julius Gustavsson / @j-gust.bsky.social
Title: Rust at Volvo Cars

Info & tickets: rustweek.org/talks/julius/

See you in Utrecht 13-17 May, 2025!

#rustweek #rustlang
Rust at Volvo Cars - RustWeek 2025
RustWeek 2025, The Netherlands - May 13 - 17 2025
rustweek.org
May 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Reposted by Julius Gustavsson
hello, world!

The Rust Foundation is excited to join you on this new (to us!) platform. We plan to exclusively share social media content here, Mastodon, & LinkedIn for the foreseeable future.

You can also follow @rustconf.com — they'll have lots of important news to share about #rustconf soon 🦀
March 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Reposted by Julius Gustavsson
** Speaker announcement **
Catch this talk at the Industry Track at RustWeek 2025!

Speaker: Julius Gustavsson / @j-gust.bsky.social
Title: Rust at Volvo Cars

Info & tickets: rustweek.org/talks/julius/

See you in Utrecht 13-17 May, 2025!

#rustweek #rustlang
Rust at Volvo Cars - RustWeek 2025
RustWeek 2025, The Netherlands - May 13 - 17 2025
rustweek.org
March 10, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Today we revealed our next EV model to sport our Rust based ECU. Check it out: www.youtube.com/live/R-sTdMh... #rustlang
The New Volvo ES90 Reveal
YouTube video by Volvo Cars
www.youtube.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Reposted by Julius Gustavsson
Securing tomorrow's software: the need for memory safety standards

security.googleblog.com/2025/02/secu...
Securing tomorrow's software: the need for memory safety standards
Posted by Alex Rebert, Security Foundations, Ben Laurie, Research, Murali Vijayaraghavan, Research and Alex Richardson, Silicon For decades,...
security.googleblog.com
February 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Reposted by Julius Gustavsson
Program highlights:

• Niko Matsakis presents the 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘁
@j-gust.bsky.social speaks about 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗼
• Participate in two rounds of 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 + info: rustweek.org/industry/

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#rustlang #rustweek
Industry track - RustWeek 2025
RustWeek 2025, The Netherlands - May 13 - 17 2025
rustweek.org
January 29, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I did the podcast thing! It was great fun chatting with Matthias Endler on his “Rust in Production” podcast. We talked about our little Rust based ECU at Volvo Cars and how it came about. Check it out: corrode.dev/podcast/s03e...
Volvo with Julius Gustavsson - Rust in Production Podcast | corrode Rust Consulting
The car industry is not known for its rapid adoption of new technologies. Therefore, it’s even more exciting to see a company like Volvo Cars embracing Rust for core components of their software stack...
corrode.dev
January 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Happy New Year everyone!
January 1, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Nice to see more players in the automotive space are seeing the benefits and potential Rust brings to the table. Rust in cars is inevitable 😀 https://blogs.blackberry.com/en/2023/02/this-is-the-kind-of-rust-the-automotive-industry-needs #rustlang
This Is the Kind of Rust the Automotive Industry Needs
Rust has quickly become one of the top 20 most popular in...
blogs.blackberry.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:09 PM
We at @volvocars are using @rustlang in our upcoming products. Its still small scale and only for non-safety critical components. But we have big ambitions going forward! https://medium.com/volvo-cars-engineering/why-volvo-thinks-you-should-have-rust-in-your-car-4320bd639e09
Why Volvo thinks you should have Rust in your car
An interview where we talk about how we use embedded Rust...
medium.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Hi @ThisWeekInRust, could you please add this to the next issue? Thanks!
Hey #rustlang folks. Join my team in bringing Rust to automotive! https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2435266861
November 20, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Hey #rustlang folks. Join my team in bringing Rust to automotive! https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2435266861
November 20, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Fun fact: http://crates.io has surpassed billion π downloads. #rustlang
crates.io: Rust Package Registry
crates.io
November 20, 2024 at 1:09 PM
What a prime day for Async/Await! Really awesome work @rustlang team
November 20, 2024 at 1:09 PM