The only thing I'd argue is that from what I've seen of car software, it is generally horrible and a battle-tested kernel, even if seriously stripped down, woul

The only thing I'd argue is that from what I've seen of car software, it is generally horrible and a battle-tested kernel, even if seriously stripped down, would be a marked improvement. I think a lot of people working with these closed systems try to perhaps impress those not in the field by cloaking it in mystery, but a lot of these systems are honestly dumpster fires. Not left-pad level, sure, but nothing at the level where Linux wouldn't do.