While some will remain after the end of the consortium, new partners and colleagues will join to shape the future of Catena-X. The association will continue to drive the areas of development, operations and the organization itself with great commitment. Here are some of the key highlights and facts:
- 1,095 days: total duration of the project
- 668 project employees: Maximum number of colleagues involved
- 28 consortium companies
- Open source: launch of the Tractus-X open source community
- 5,865 commits in Q2 2024: Largest Eclipse project at this time
- Around 40 committers
- Over 200 project contributors
- 2 Eclipse Tractus-X Community Days: Successfully held, a third event in the series will follow in December
- 186 association members
- 69 active standards
- 20 KITs
- 3 international hub MoUs
These impressive figures illustrate the enormous commitment and progress made over the last three years. The consortium has realized the vision of an interoperable data space in 13 defined PIs - from semantic models and the first PCF Rulebook to practical application KITs and many other steps. The following milestones illustrate how far we have come so far:
- May 2021: Foundation of the association Catena-X Automotive Network e.V.
- August 2021: Official foundation of the Catena-X consortium
- Q3 2022: Launch of the Catena-X website
- Q4 2022: Publication of the PCF Rulebook 1.0
- December 2022: Go-live of the Tractus-X website
- March 2023: First open source release of Tractus-X
- October 2023: Go-live of Cofinity-X, the first operating company
- June 2024: Catena-X Campus went online
- From May 2024: First organized release planning by the association and stakeholders
The conclusion of the consortium was celebrated in June with 350 participants. Further information can be found here.
The end of the Catena-X consortium marks the end of an eventful period that was characterized by the tireless commitment and cooperation of all those involved. Our heartfelt thanks go to all colleagues who have been involved with Catena-X.
The Catena-X journey continues - with new challenges and opportunities awaiting us.
