Thank you JLR, for pushing the envelope here, even beyond the comfort zone of many. Ideally, RVI becomes the much needed standard software module visible in every car, not just those running Linux. This will finally satisfy the V2X dream as well as the commercial convenience features consumers want.
At 88 feet per second, it is a big challenge to hand control back to the human driver. It seems the all computer model (level 4) may be the best choice for a few automakers.
Everyone wants safety and security but not many will pay extra. Better get open collaboration going faster to reduce costs of innovation and make these standard features in the car.
“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” Sun Tzu may have known about open source 2000 years ago and its ability to elevate winners. See Michelin’s Community as another example.
Respected Strategy Analytics study also shows there is a great deal of differentiation opportunity left for the OEM as Android Auto does not deliver all the media sources (such as FM tuner – duh), at least not yet.
Why does Chromium in automotive matter? It moves the developer ecosystem outside the niche occupied mostly by Qt and into more innovation. Performance is not an issue now when running web apps in the car. Add the work of W3C in automotive and you have a killer combination for cars entering SOP in the next 3-4 years. Blended interfaces with smartphone apps will clearly benefit from using the same technology.