Car open source
For three years, the New Zealand sports electric car developer Greenstage has been working on the Tumanako project to create an open source car.
For reference, about half the cost of a modern car is electronics and software. In an average car of the 2012 model year, from 70 to 100 electronic control modules (ECU) are installed, each of which is responsible for a separate construction unit. The total number of lines of code exceeds 10 million, and in cars like the Mercedes S-Class - over 20 million.
Switching to Open Source will allow you to create more reliable systems and drastically reduce the cost of cars.
If every motorist can make changes to the source code of his car, then there will be completely new opportunities, many of which are now specifically limited by the manufacturer. For example, the engine ECU of all modern cars artificially limits the range of power, torque and speed in certain - very conservative - limits. The manufacturer is trying to find the optimal average values, a certain balance, which is equally good for all drivers. But after all, everyone has their own driving style, so individual adjustment of the car to your style looks like a very useful opportunity (first of all - for racing cars).
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Unfortunately, automakers for various reasons do not allow the driver to adjust the parameters of the engine. In the case of an open source car, this is possible. The Tumanako project can make the same revolution in the automotive industry as GNU / Linux made in the personal computer market. Who knows, maybe some well-known automakers will switch to open source software or at least start releasing open drivers for their parts?
via Txchnologist
For reference, about half the cost of a modern car is electronics and software. In an average car of the 2012 model year, from 70 to 100 electronic control modules (ECU) are installed, each of which is responsible for a separate construction unit. The total number of lines of code exceeds 10 million, and in cars like the Mercedes S-Class - over 20 million.
Switching to Open Source will allow you to create more reliable systems and drastically reduce the cost of cars.
If every motorist can make changes to the source code of his car, then there will be completely new opportunities, many of which are now specifically limited by the manufacturer. For example, the engine ECU of all modern cars artificially limits the range of power, torque and speed in certain - very conservative - limits. The manufacturer is trying to find the optimal average values, a certain balance, which is equally good for all drivers. But after all, everyone has their own driving style, so individual adjustment of the car to your style looks like a very useful opportunity (first of all - for racing cars).
')
Unfortunately, automakers for various reasons do not allow the driver to adjust the parameters of the engine. In the case of an open source car, this is possible. The Tumanako project can make the same revolution in the automotive industry as GNU / Linux made in the personal computer market. Who knows, maybe some well-known automakers will switch to open source software or at least start releasing open drivers for their parts?
via Txchnologist
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/141882/
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