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Android Automotive

{{short description|Android operating system version for car infotainment systems}}

{{about|the operating system tailored for cars|the application intended for using an Android device in a vehicle|Android Auto}}

{{Infobox OS

| name = Android Automotive

| screenshot = Polestar 2 Zentrales Display.jpg

| caption = Android Automotive running on a Polestar 2

| developer = Google

| released = {{start date and age|March 2017}}

| kernel type = Monolithic (Linux kernel)

| latest release version = Android Automotive 14{{cite web |title=Android Automotive OS Releases |url=https://source.android.com/docs/automotive/start/releases |website=source.android.com |access-date=29 October 2023}}

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2023|10|04|df=yes}}{{cite web |title=Android Automotive 14 Release Details |url=https://source.android.com/docs/automotive/start/releases/u_udc_release |website=source.android.com |access-date=29 October 2023}}

| family = Android, Linux

| website = https://built-in.google/cars/

}}

Android Automotive (AAOS), marketed as Cars with Google built-in, is an open-source operating system designed for use in vehicle dashboards, based on Android. Introduced in March 2017,{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2019/05/01/google-opens-android-automotive-to-app-developers/|title=Google opens Android Automotive to app developers|date=May 2019|publisher=VentureBeat}} it was developed by Google and Intel,{{cite web|url=https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/automotive/android-automotive-in-vehicle-infotainment-development-business-brief.html|title=Developing Amazing Android Automotive In-vehicle Infotainment Experiences|publisher=Intel}} together with car manufacturers such as Volvo and Audi.{{cite web|url=https://www.embitel.com/blog/embedded-blog/no-android-auto-is-not-an-infotainment-os-make-way-for-android-automotive|title=No, Android Auto is not an Infotainment OS; Make Way for Android Automotive!|date=2017-06-13|access-date=2020-09-19}} 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.

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6LO04bo84c|title=What is Android Automotive?|publisher=youtube}} As such, it has access to a [https://play.google.com/store/apps/streamchild/explore_all_apps_aae 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){{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/differentiating-android-automotive-aosp-google-services-alex-oyler/|title=Differentiating Android Automotive with AOSP & Google Services|date=2020-07-29}}{{Cite web |last=Sattelberg |first=Will |date=2022-09-16 |title=Android Auto vs. Android Automotive vs. Google Automotive Services (GAS) |url=https://www.androidpolice.com/android-auto-vs-android-automotive-vs-google-automotive-services/ |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=Android Police |language=en}}—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. 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. {{cite conference | url = https://www.researchgate.net/publication/379503914_PRIDRIVE_An_Advanced_Privacy_Analysis_Tool_for_Android_Automotive |archive-url= https://www.ndss-symposium.org/wp-content/uploads/vehiclesec2024-24-poster.pdf |archive-date= 26 February 2024| title = PRIDRIVE: An Advanced Privacy Analysis Tool for Android Automotive | date = February 2024 | conference = Symposium on Vehicles Security and Privacy (VehicleSec) 2024 }}

History

The operating system was first announced by Google in March 2017.

In February 2018, Polestar announced the Polestar 2, the first car with built-in Android Automotive. The Polestar 2 with Android Automotive is available since July 2020.{{Cite web|title=First European Polestar 2 customer car delivered|url=https://www.polestar.com/global/press/press-release/first-european-polestar-2-customer-car-delivered|access-date=2020-09-08|website=www.polestar.com}}

In September 2018, the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance announced a technology partnership to embed the Android Automotive operating system in the group's vehicles starting in 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://global.nissannews.com/en/releases/release-860852d7040eed420ffbaebb22094eb4-180918-01-e|title=Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi and Google join forces on Next-Generation infotainment|date=September 2018|website=Nissan Global Newsroom}}

In April 2019 Google opened up the APIs for developers to start developing applications for Android Automotive.

In September 2019 General Motors announced that they will use Android Automotive to power the infotainment systems in its cars starting in 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/5/20851021/general-motors-android-auto-google-infotainment|title=GM will use Google's embedded Android Automotive OS in cars starting in 2021|last=O'Kane|first=Sean|date=2019-09-05|website=The Verge|access-date=2019-09-14}}

In July 2020, Stellantis (formerly Groupe PSA and FCA Group) announced they would power their infotainment systems with Android Automotive OS. This announcement was revoked in 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://9to5google.com/2020/08/03/android-automotive-groupe-psa-opel-vauxhall/|title=Android Automotive will run natively on vehicles from Vauxhall, Opel, Peugeot, more|date=July 2020|website=9to5Google}}
Some vehicles from the group, like the 2021 Dodge Durango and Chrysler Pacifica, are already using the Android Automotive-based Uconnect 5,{{Cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/02/hands-on-with-stellantis-new-android-based-uconnect-5-infotainment/|title=Hands-on with Stellantis' new Android-based Uconnect 5 infotainment|date=February 2021|website=Ars Technica}} without the Google Automotive Services (GAS).{{Cite web|url=https://source.android.com/devices/automotive/start/what_automotive#google-automotive-services-gas|title = What is Android Automotive?}}

In February 2021, Ford announced a partnership with Google that would bring Android Automotive to Ford and Lincoln vehicles, starting in 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@ford/heres-why-we-re-co-creating-our-future-with-google-d6bd49bf497b|title=Here's Why We're Co-Creating Our Future with Google|date=February 2021|website=Medium}}

In May 2021, Lucid Motors revealed that the Lucid Air was using Android Automotive for its infotainment system,{{Cite news|last=Korosec|first=Kirsten|date=2021-05-27|title=Lucid Motors reveals all the tech inside its all-electric Air sedan|language=en-US|work=TechCrunch|url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/26/lucid-motors-reveals-all-the-tech-inside-its-all-electric-air-sedan/|access-date=2021-07-27}} but without the Google Automotive Services (GAS).

In September 2021, Honda announced that it would use Google's Android Automotive OS in its cars starting in 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://hondanews.com/en-US/releases/honda-and-google-collaborate-on-in-vehicle-connected-services|title=Honda and Google Collaborate on In-vehicle Connected Services|date=September 2021|website=Honda Newsroom}}

In June 2022, BMW announced that it will be expanding its BMW Operating System 8 and integrating Android Automotive into certain models, starting in March 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0401875EN/bmw-group-expands-bmw-operating-system-8-integrates-android-automotive-os?language=en|title=BMW Group expands BMW Operating System 8, integrates Android Automotive OS.|date=June 2022|website=BMW Group PressClub}} In January 2023, during the Consumer Electronics Show, BMW revealed that BMW Operating System 9 will be based on Android Automotive but without the Google Automotive Services (GAS). BMW OS 9 will feature the Aptoide app store, but lower OS versions will not.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bmwblog.com/2023/01/04/bmw-x1-idrive-9/|title=BMW iDrive 9 Coming to BMW X1 in Two Months, iDrive 8.5 to others|date=January 2023|website=BMW Blog}}

In March 2023, the Volkswagen Group announced that its future infotainment system, called One.Infotainment, will be based on Android Automotive (AOSP version),{{Cite web|url=https://cariad.technology/de/en/news/stories/infotainment-customer-experience.html|title=How new infotainment will shape the future customer experience|date=September 2021|website=CARIAD}} and include an app store developed in partnership with Harman International.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/1/23619468/volkswagen-audi-porsche-cariad-app-store-tiktok|title=Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche are getting their own in-car app store — and yes, that includes TikTok|date=March 2023|website=The Verge}}

In May 2023, Google introduced Android Automotive OS 14 which enabled new capabilities for navigation apps allowing them to integrated with the gauge cluster and multi screen support to expand new experiences between the driver and passengers.{{Cite web |title=What’s new with Android for Cars: I/O 2023 |url=https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2023/05/whats-new-with-android-for-cars.html |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=Android Developers Blog |language=en}}

In June 2023, Polestar announced its intention to use the Meizu Flyme Auto system in vehicles destined for the Chinese market.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/polestar-partners-with-geelys-meizu-build-chinese-operating-system-2023-06-19/|title=Polestar partners with Geely's Meizu to build Chinese operating system|date=June 2023|website=Reuters}}

In October 2023, Porsche announced a collaboration with Google which will bring Android Automotive to the carmaker’s future vehicles. Google Maps, Google Assistant, and a wide variety of apps will be available through the Google Play Store.{{Cite web|url=https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2023/company/porsche-expansion-partnership-google-34205.html|title=Porsche expands partnership with Google|date=October 2023|website=Porsche Newsroom}}

In December 2024, Hyundai Motor Group announced it adopted Google’s Android Automotive Operating System (AAOS) to further broaden its software ecosystem.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hyundai.com/worldwide/en/newsroom/detail/0000000883|title=Hyundai Motor Group and Google Collaborate on Software Capability for Future Mobility Innovation|date=December 2024|website=Newsroom: Media Hub by Hyundai}}

Vehicles with Android Automotive (with GAS)

Vehicles with Android Automotive (without GAS)

See also

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|https://built-in.google/cars/}}
  • [https://source.android.com/devices/automotive Android Automotive] page at the AOSP

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