The Rise of Linux In In-Vehicle Infotainment

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @08:45AM from the open-source-oops-hit-a-deer dept.

DeviceGuru writes "The 2014 Toyota Lexus IS reportedly will be the second major automobile to offer in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems based on Linux, following last year's introduction of the Debian-based Cadillac User Experience (CUE) IVI system, which now appears in Cadillac's XTS and SRX models. Cadillac's CUE IVI implementation was developed by GENIVI Alliance members MontaVista and Bosch and uses similar code, but is not listed as GENIVI compliant. Meanwhile, ABI Research projects that Linux will grow to 20 percent IVI market share by 2018, behind Microsoft and market leader QNX."

1 of 123 comments (clear)

Min score:

Reason:

Sort:

Re:Flashable? by spire3661 · 2013-07-24 09:00 · Score: 4, Insightful

I recently bought a new car for the first time. I was PISSED i couldn't get the GPS center console without upgrading to another trim level with a bunch of shitty ground effects, aluminum rims and a spoiler. I even asked about just upgrading after the sale and the dealer was all 'different harnesses, change this blah blah blah."

--
Good-bye