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Do I understand correctly that the motivation for this is that the rear-view camera on the Chery Exeed LX runs Linux? Is it a good idea to ship a car with safet
by KKKKkkkk1 7y ago
Do I understand correctly that the motivation for this is that the rear-view camera on the Chery Exeed LX runs Linux? Is it a good idea to ship a car with safety components running Linux?
- kchamplewski 7y agoAs opposed to running what? Linux (as in, the kernel) is extremely stable and well tested. If the components in question utilise any significant features of the kernel, I strongly doubt some homegrown kernel-esque project will achieve more stability and reliability than Linux. Sure, if it can be done with a (minimal) amount of embedded code then it quite possibly should be, but if a whole kernel is actually needed then Linux is a fine choice.
- detaro 7y agoQNX is still fairly popular in cars. Sometimes also QNX for the more critical things and Linux for the rest.
- izacus 7y agoA huge percent of cars are already using Linux on their head units. The ones showing the backup camera. E.g. new Mazdas have a Linux distro with DBus communicating between binaries and Opera browser to show UI. The actual UI is written in JavaScript and HTML.
- Jonnax 7y agoBetter to use a proprietary OS?
- curlypaul924 7y agoI miss the days when I could reverse without the aid of a computer.