Introducing the Open Automotive Alliance(openautoalliance.net)

29 pointsby ddedvor 13 Jahren11 comments

Introducing the Open Automotive Alliance

http://www.openautoalliance.net/

11 comments

Momentary jubilation followed by 'blah'.

I saw the title and expected something like an alliance working on open source automobiles (e.g., http://wikispeed.org/the-car/).

codexvor 13 Jahren

This is the wrong approach. BMW has the right idea here: define an interface that lets a user's smartphone paint a car's built in LCD(s) and receive input from its joysticks. Then the car becomes agnostic to ever changing network, app, and graphics technology.

greglindahlvor 13 Jahren

Hard to imagine any Tesla owner (17" touchscreen) liking that strategy.

loganuvor 13 Jahren

I was hoping for a collection of designers and engineers working together to make an open, modular, chassis that could be worked upon. Maybe a discussion about best practices for serviceability, ergonomics, performance, cost-efficiencies, etc.

I had about 2 seconds from clicking the link to the page loading to think about that, and I'm feeling pretty let down. I know that the digital systems play a huge role in cars nowadays, but I just can't get excited about this.... yet?

joezydecovor 13 Jahren

Ford was showing more potential with OpenXC, but that was last year's CES hype generator that has pretty much fallen into the background:

http://www.androidcentral.com/ford-announces-openxc-sdk-andr...

joezydecovor 13 Jahren

So we're doing Open Handset Alliance 2.0?

gcb0vor 13 Jahren

Looks like from the little on the site.

I was hoping for something saner than CAN bus

ddedvor 13 Jahren

Maybe more will be announced at CES, as hinted here: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-01-06/google-teams...

TazeTSchnitzelvor 13 Jahren

Just like the "Open" Handset "Alliance"?

blueskin_vor 13 Jahren

I'm interested in if this will improve embedded devices' often-abysmal security record.

ricardobeatvor 13 Jahren

I was hoping for some kind of better, open interface for engine data & other car systems :(