Rust in 2026 is poised to be a natural fit for foundational software. If we take a step back, many safety-critical systems are entirely foundational: it should be taken as a given that when pressing the brake pedal the vehicle will come to a stop. Safety-critical industries such as Automotive are regulated by standards that dictate certain things not yet present and readily available to push Rust to every level of safety-criticality. In this talk Pete will discuss the landscape of Rust’s abilit
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Every line of code you write runs somewhere. Often in a large data centre quietly consuming power on our behalf. As the digital world expands so does its energy footprint. Whilst data centres are working hard to minimise their impact, the way we build software can make a difference. Rust offers us a way to write code that is fast, efficient and safe; and greener by design.
In this keynote, we will explore an example where performance, sustainability and collaboration come together in microBioRust, an open-source toolkit for microbial genomics built in Rust. This is where coding meets the code of life.
This is also a story about code that respects both performance and planet, and how the language and community are shaping a smarter, more sustainable future for us all.
Popping the Hood on Rust in the 2026 Toyota RAV4 by Pete LeVasseur.
The journey to large scale Rust adoption begins with not just a single step, but many parallel steps. Toyota’s approach focused on two things: (1) building the foundational toolchains required for safety-critical applications; and (2) getting the organization comfortable with shipping a new language into production vehicles. Toyota’s journey reached a milestone this year with shipping Rust in production vehicles worldwide. Rust powers the stable compatibility layer that enables digital cockpit user experiences. Here we’ll discuss some of the rationale behind starting with non-safety-critical areas as a solid way to build up confidence and momentum before delving into safety-critical Rust in your organization!
About Pete LeVasseur (he/him):
Pete LeVasseur guides Rust adoption efforts at Woven by Toyota and its suitability for the highest levels of safety-criticality. He’s also lead of the Safety-Critical Rust Consortium where there’s a broad base of support for working to make Rust a suitable first-language choice for safety-critical domains such as Automotive, Aerospace, and Industrial. Pete is co-lead of the Rust Project’s Content Team, a member of the Rust Vision Doc Team and loves interviewing those that are doing interesting things with Rust.
- git: https://github.com/PLeVasseur
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- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-levasseur/
- website: https://petelevasseur.com/
This talk was given at RustWeek 2026 as part of the Industry track on Tuesday 19 May.
You can find a playlist of all talks in this track at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8Q1w7Ff68DBeLrYjsroXQrF91qcZSrsW, and a playlist of all RustWeek 2026 talks at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8Q1w7Ff68DBpmF38rcIAf8Z9Gj2TnlgM
For information about RustWeek 2027, go to https://2027.rustweek.org. We hope to see you there!
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This panel was record at Oxidize Conference 2025 in Berlin, Germany, hosted by @FerrousSystemsGmbH and @KDABtv.
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