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A radical architecture shift is coming to open-source car software.
Updates and new features will reach cars faster with this change.
Soon you'll upgrade your car at home, similar to Tesla owners today.
At Open Source Summit Japan, Dan Cauchy, executive director of Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), announced its new open-source platform for cars. Called SoDeV, this is a radical remodeling of how open-source software will be integrated into your next car.
Linux under the hood
Linux has long played a role in your car, sometimes literally under the hood. Today, car brands using Linux include not only Japanese companies such as Toyota, Honda, and Mazda, but also American and European manufacturers such as Tesla, Volkswagen, Ford, GM, and Mercedes-Benz. Indeed, today it's hard to find a car maker that doesn't use open-source software and Linux.
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