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Open Source Car on the Horizon

Posted by Zonk on from the will-it-burn-penguins-for-fuel dept.

PreacherTom writes "So here's a question: can open-source practices and approaches be applied to make hardware, to create tangible and physical objects, including complex ones? Markus Merz believes they can. The young German is the founder of the OScar project, whose goal is to develop and build a car according to open-source principles. Merz and his team aren't going for a super-accessorized SUV — they're aiming at designing a simple and functionally smart car. The OScar is not the only open-source hardware project out there: others include Zero Prestige, which designs kites and kite-powered vehicles, and Open Prosthetics, which offers free exchange of designs for prosthetic devices."

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  1. does that mean.. by User+956 · · Score: 4, Funny

    The young German is the founder of the OScar project, whose goal is to develop and build a car according to open-source principles.

    Does that mean it will crash less than other cars?

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  2. If your open source car breaks down... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Auto mechanics will come out of nowhere to help fix your car and get you on your way. A representative from AAA will complain that open source mechanics don't do a great job as traditional (but expensive) mechanics.

  3. Simpsons did it by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 3, Funny

    I still want to buy "The Homer" from Powell Motors.

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  4. Blue, dammit. by 93,000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Blue or I walk.

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  5. Re:Pic by Your+Pal+Dave · · Score: 3, Funny

    I dunno, all this talk of customization makes me think it might look more like this.