ZDNET's key takeaways A radical architecture shift is coming to open-source car software.Updates and new features will reach cars faster with this change.Soon you'll upgrade your car at home, similar ...

Red Hat has announced the first continuously certified Linux platform for road vehicles, essentially preparing the open-source platform for the modern auto space. Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - February 23, 2016) - Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), an open source project developing a common, Linux-based software stack for the connected car, today announced ...

In the 1980s, auto manufacturers began using simple computers called the “engine control unit,” or ECU, to monitor and regulate such things as fuel mixture and spark plug timing. Since then, a cottage ...

If, one day, we really are all going to be carted around in driverless cars from the likes of Google and others, then we may as well have some apps on board to keep us occupied. Today, the Linux ...

The tech world seems to think Google’s driverless cars are the “next big thing,” with several companies developing apps for the futuristic vehicles. Ingrid Lunden of TechCrunch covered today’s ...

When you think about Linux, you probably think about servers, desktops, and Android smartphones and tablets. What you almost certainly don't think about is cars, but Linux is already running under the ...

Leading automobile manufacturers in Europe are increasing plans to test-drive Linux and other open source software in cars, industry representatives said Friday. In recent weeks, manufacturers ...

The open-source software revolution is coming to the car. Most in-vehicle infotainment systems sold today use proprietary software, with the underlying code tightly controlled by automakers and by a ...

While Linux may not suck, its official Indy car definitely does. A group of hopeful, brash Linux users got together for the Tux 500 campaign to raise enough money to slap a Tux sticker on the front of ...