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Android Automotive
 Android Automotive running on a Polestar 2 | |
| Developer | |
|---|---|
| OS family | Android, Linux |
| Initial release | March 2017 |
| Latest release | Android Automotive 14[1] / 4 October 2023[2] |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux kernel) |
| Official website | https://built-in.google/cars/ |
Android Automotive (AAOS) is an open-source operating system designed for use in vehicle dashboards, based on Android. Introduced in March 2017,[3] it was developed by Google and Intel,[4] together with car manufacturers such as Volvo and Audi.[5] The project aims to provide an operating system codebase for vehicle manufacturers to develop their own distribution. Besides infotainment tasks, such as messaging, navigation and music playback, the operating system aims to handle vehicle-specific functions such as controlling the air conditioning.[5]
In contrast to Android Auto, Android Automotive is a full operating system running on the vehicle's device, not relying on a smartphone to operate.[6] As such, it has access to a limited number of apps on the Google Play Store.
Android Automotive is an open source operating system and, as such, a car manufacturer can use it without the proprietary Google Automotive Services (GAS)[7][8]—which is a car equivalent to the Google Mobile Services, i.e. a collection of applications and services like Google Maps and Google Assistant—that OEMs can license and integrate into their in-vehicle infotainment systems. Volvo, Renault, Ford and GM are using AAOS with GAS (advertised as "Cars with Google built-in" by Google[9]). In order to communicate with in-vehicle networks (IVI) such as the CAN bus, Android Automotive uses the Vehicle Hardware Abstraction Layer (VHAL), which serves as a bridge between the vehicle's hardware and software components. [10]
- ^ "Android Automotive OS Releases". source.android.com. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Android Automotive 14 Release Details". source.android.com. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Google opens Android Automotive to app developers". VentureBeat. May 2019.
- ^ "Developing Amazing Android Automotive In-vehicle Infotainment Experiences". Intel.
- ^ a b "No, Android Auto is not an Infotainment OS; Make Way for Android Automotive!". 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ "What is Android Automotive?". youtube.
- ^ "Differentiating Android Automotive with AOSP & Google Services". 2020-07-29.
- ^ Sattelberg, Will (2022-09-16). "Android Auto vs. Android Automotive vs. Google Automotive Services (GAS)". Android Police. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ^ "Cars with Google built-in, A more connected, personal, and helpful drive". Google built-in. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ PRIDRIVE: An Advanced Privacy Analysis Tool for Android Automotive (PDF). Symposium on Vehicles Security and Privacy (VehicleSec) 2024. February 2024. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024.
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