BMW wants joint effort to develop open-source in-vehicle platform

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Oct 26, 2008 11:52 AM EDT
Automotive News; By Ralph Kisiel
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BMW is developing an open-source platform for vehicle electronics. By taking the open-source approach, rather than using proprietary software, BMW aims to allow providers of infotainment services to develop plug-and-play applications. BMW is asking other automakers to join in its effort. But four other automakers that along with BMW took part in a panel discussion Tuesday at Convergence 2008, a conference on automotive electronics, are not as far along in their consideration of an open-source platform.

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