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The Rise of Linux In In-Vehicle Infotainment

Posted by Unknown on 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."

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  1. Re:honda and others going iOS by h4rr4r · · Score: 1, Troll

    Which is flatly total crap. The system should simply mirror the display of an iphone to the infotainment system. That way when you get a newer device or OS update it also updates. Instead you are stuck with a system that will not get updated nor support.

    We don't need brains in the car, just a simple display system.

  2. Re:talk to me in 20 years (heck, 4...) by h4rr4r · · Score: 1, Troll

    Rip that crap out.

    I have no idea why people keep that stuff. This is like the old geezers who keep the ancient engines, skinny tires and crap suspension in otherwise cool cars. Restomod is the way to go folks.