“The growth and momentum of AGL has been incredible in the past year,” Cauchy said. “We are at 60 members now. That’s about 50 percent growth in the past year.”
Five Platinum level members (including Mazda, Toyota and 3 key suppliers) is a serious commitment with funding to enable collaborative development beyond just words. I think AGL may actually reach the goals many have been seeking around open automotive software.
C3P0 once said “R2-D2, you know better than to trust a strange computer!” This Hollywood line applies quite nicely to the nearly 100 strange computers in your car.
I think this is big, and could set Ford apart, until others catch up. QNX integration is a good testimony to their developers talent and their planners requirements setting. I wonder how far behind SDL open source version will be under GENIVI Alliance control?
Clearly the aftermarket is the only way to move the mountain of V2X to enhance safety. Who wanted to have the first FAX machine with nobody to send documents to?
I can see ADAS easily doubling this figure, a good time to have make past investments in automotive silicon development, tough time to enter from scratch with FuSa and security requirements escalating.
Is anyone surprised there will be a commercialization plan for Google’s autocars? Like everything else they do, volume is key so Ford makes sense. CES will be interesting news week.