Hyundai announces its own OS for NVIDIA-powered smart-ish cars
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- News link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/11/10/nvidia_hyundai_infotainment_deak/
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The deal will see all Hyundai, Kia and Genesis models packing NVIDIA-powered “infotainment units”. Even the most modestly-specced models will have the hardware installed. They’ll all run a new “connected car operating system” (ccOS) that Hyundai says it developed in house and which will “bring together the large amount of data generated by the vehicle and its network of sensors, as well as external connected car data centers, providing a more pleasurable and convenient experience for the driver and occupants.”
Hyundai says ccOS “incorporates an integrated architecture for a new ‘connected car service platform’ (ccSP). ccSP is an open platform enabling a wide range of partners to provide relevant services to owners.”
Just what those relevant services are was not revealed, but NVIDIA said the deal is all about “software-defined and constantly updateable vehicles”.
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The company also talked up the DRIVE platform’s ability to consolidate cars’ different functions in a single compute platform, and therefore to share data that can enhance safety.
“By running on NVIDIA DRIVE, the in-vehicle infotainment system can process the myriad vehicle data in parallel to deliver features instantaneously,” NVIDIA gushed in a blog post. “It can provide these services regardless of whether the vehicle is connected to the internet, customizing to each user safely and securely for the ultimate level of convenience.”
During development ccOS was said to be based on [2]Genivi project that aims to develop a Linux-based car infotainment system. NVIDIA and Hyundai are both participants in Genivi, so while the two companies have made much of their collaboration they may not have been entirely original and won’t be entirely alone. Indeed, BMW, Honda, Daimler, Nissan, Arm, Analog devices and others are also Genivi players. ®
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[1] https://www.theregister.com/2019/09/09/self_driving_cars_up_in_europe_canalys/
[2] https://www.genivi.org/
[3] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
Re: " relevant services"
And when you buy a new vehicle "we have fixed a bug where the car may report an empty tank when the tank is actually full".
Re: " relevant services"
An opt out would be nice.
To avoid putting mega mileage on my car (it's old) it I'll hire a rental for longer (500+ miles) trips, in the last 3 years every one of them has been sworn at for 'being helpful 1 ', this is after spending time working out how to turn off as much 'assistance' as possible (a sheet of black A4 works well with stubborn HUDs 2 )
1 ' - including steering inputs on a motorway that feel initially like a tyre has suddenly deflated, not a fun feeling at those speeds.
2 It's a UK driving offence to obscure the drivers vision ahead but apparently not if distracting them with a sudden flashing icon in the same place while moving.
I want
My car to start reliably and to be reasonably safe and economical so that I am able to drive from A to B.
Beyond that I have no interest in a 'software defined car with updatable services', that just smacks of exploitation and the furtherance of customer lock in.
My personal take on much of the automated reporting on modern cars, is that it has steadily removed driver interaction with the car to the point where drivers are little more than a passenger, have little to no knowledge of how the vehicle functions and just blindly take it to a manufacturer tied workshop when the car tells them to.
Infotainment? I don' need no stinkin' infotainment!
Are there support guarantees for this?
Or is a 15yr old car going to be mechanically sound but unusable because support was dropped 18 months after release like they do with TVs?
More likely -
"For your safety, this vehicle is restricted to 15mph until verified safe by a registered technician"
Verification cost being quite similar to the minimum deposit on a new car...
“software-defined and constantly updateable vehicles”
Meaning the thing will snitch on you and report every aspect of your driving habits.
You went 1km/h over the limit ? Report sent. You didn't actually stop at the stop sign (there was nobody around) ? Report sent.
Constantly updateable means constantly connected. What could possibly go wrong with that ?
Well, that's Hyundai, Kia and Genesis off my choice list for a new car.
Re: “software-defined and constantly updateable vehicles”
Just have a look at Korean society and corporate culture to get a glimpse of the thinking behind this.
" relevant services"
Oh, it looks as if your fuel tank is nearly empty. Would you like me to direct you to the nearest dealer so you can purchase a new vehicle?