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Linuxcon: BMW might use Linux in future cars
GERMAN CAR MAKER BMW spoke about how it might use Linux for in-car entertainment at Linuxcon Europe in Prague today.
In a panel on providing high performance we heard that we could see Linux being adopted for use in car entertainment systems in future BMW vehicles. The firm is looking into it and thinks that it's a valid possibility.
Andreas Poschl, an IT Specialist at BMW said, "We are looking into Linux for the car. We also see the possibility of Linux in the car, especially for the entertainment. All the stuff that does some interaction with the user. That is a valid possibility,"
The firm uses Linux for mission critical systems such as its large servers and has been using the operating system since 2003.
Poschl said, "We are doing business critical stuff with Linux. Linux is high quality, high performance, flexible."
One problem it has encountered with using Linux is the lack of testing on large systems. BMW runs Linux on extremely large systems that push it to the limits, so he would like to see more testing for these big applications.
He said, "What's not that good to us or what we would to see improved - sometimes we encounter the problem that it seems like a lot of stuff is tested on smaller systems." µ
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They already invested in Windows Automotive (I-Drive) and it works really well. I doubt they are going to change for such a DIY platform as Linux.
If they do, then I guess we can look forward to waiting while the car recompiles its kernel whenever you install a new accessory...
Also Linux would be a major security headache compared to Windows - due to the vastly higher numbers of security exploits in Linux. Not good in a safety critical system.
I won't be getting one of those BMWs...
They will probably give you a nice front-end, but an annoying beep or crash can only be resolved by upgrading the engine. Then the engine will report it's not compatible with the exhaust system, so you'll upgrade that... :)
You think Toyota had some issues?
IBM HAD THIS COMMERCIAL WITH WASHED-UP BOXER MUHAMMAD ALI, AND THEY WERE ALL "SHAKE UP THE WORLD", AND THE LINUX BOY WAS GOING TO DO SOMETHING, BUT THEN FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS IT'S GONE NOWHERE.
SO ISN'T LINUX WASHED-UP?
THEY BANNED IT OFF SONY PS3 EXACTLY BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE "SHAKING UP THE WORLD" BUT IBM WAS LIKE, NO WE DIDN'T MEAN THAT AND SONY HAD TO SHUT THEM ASSHOLES DOWN.