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Open source fuels new apps.

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Consumer and automotive infotainment specialists have joined forces under the banner of the GENIVI Alliance,

Bringing membership of the newly formed collaborative partnership to 31 recently was XS Embedded, a subsidiary of Harman Becker Automotive Systems, along with KPIT Cummins and Mocean Labs. GENIVI was formed in March this year by a group of automotive majors including the BMW Group, Delphi, GM, Intel, Magneti-Marelli, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Visteon and Wind River.

Its aim is to promote the adoption of an open source platform for use in in-vehicle infotainment or IVI products. GENIVI wants to lead the way by developing a reusable, open source IVI platform based on the LINUX operating system.

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According to the California-based alliance, the GENIVI platform is based on a common software architecture that is scalable across product lines and generations. This will accelerate the pace at which new automotive applications are developed and allow new business models to emerge in the in-vehicle infotainment market. GENIVI's platform consists of LINUX-based core services, middleware, and open application layer interfaces that establish a foundation for automobile OEMs and suppliers on which to add their products and services.

"The continued growth in GENIVI Alliance's membership underscores...

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