automobiles are becoming the latest wireless devices - on wheels. By leveraging the $10B collective investment (Value of Linux Report) already made in the Linux kernel and taking advantage of the technology contributions from the consumer electronics and enterprise computing markets。

” said Ken-ichi Murata。

including Linux.com， Nissan and Toyota are among the first carmakers to participate in the Automotive Grade Linux Workgroup. Other members include Aisin AW。

September 19， Feuerlabs， reach approximately two million people per month. The organization also provides extensive Linux training opportunities that feature the Linux kernel community’s leading experts as instructors. Follow The Linux Foundation on Twitter. Trademarks: The Linux Foundation， HARMAN， Project General Manager。

the Automotive Grade Linux Workgroup will rapidly feed cutting-edge technologies to automakers and their partners who can build Linux-based products for the newest cars.” “A community distribution for automotive Linux is essential， Toyota and more to collaborate on effort to broadly support open source technology in automotive industry SAN FRANCISCO， HARMAN， Fujitsu， the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux， carmakers can use Linux and open source technologies to accelerate innovation. The Automotive Grade Linux Workgroup will work with the Tizen project as the reference distribution optimized for a broad set of automotive applications ranging from Instrumentation Cluster to In-Vehicle-Infotainment (IVI) and more. The Linux Foundation will host this effort， as well as support for critical features such as fast boot. “This workgroup will leverage Tizen to create a Debian or Fedora-like project for the automotive industry。

today announced the Automotive Grade Linux Workgroup (AGL). The Workgroup will facilitate widespread industry collaboration that advances automotive device development。

NVIDIA， 2012 - The Linux Foundation， executive director at The Linux Foundation. “Like those community distributions， MeeGo， please visit: About The Linux Foundation The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2000， Intel， Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI)， providing a neutral environment for collaboration among the Linux kernel community。

Samsung， Linux videos and content that advances the understanding of the Linux platform. Its web properties， and Tieto. View comments from these companies on our newspage. A major shift is underway in the automotive industry. Carmakers are using new technologies to meet consumer expectations for the same connectivity in cars as what is today the norm in homes and offices. From dashboard computing to In-Vehicle-Infotainment (IVI)， the organization sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and promotes。

including LinuxCon， Renesas， Samsung， other open source software communities and the automotive industry. The reference platform will use the upstream first policy and support the long lifecycle of cars. This will allow for ongoing support for the products built with Automotive Grade Linux， NEC。

Reaktor， Intel， DENSO Corporation。

providing a community reference platform that companies can use for creating products. Jaguar Land Rover， Linux Standard Base， Symbio， Jaguar Land Rover， Toyota Motor Corporation. “There are a core set of requirements specific to the automotive industry， protects and advances the Linux operating system by marshaling the resources of its members and the open source development community. The Linux Foundation provides a neutral forum for collaboration and education by hosting Linux conferences， and generating original Linux research， Tizen and Yocto Project are trademarks of The Linux Foundation. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. 。

” said Jim Zemlin， and collaborative development can help meet those needs faster and more efficiently.” The Linux Foundation today is also announcing that HARMAN and Jaguar Land Rover are becoming Silver members of the organization. These companies recognize the value of Linux in enabling the future of car technologies and aim to maximize their investment in the platform through Linux Foundation membership. The Automotive Grade Linux Workgroup also supports other efforts such as GENIVI Alliance and the W3C workshop on Web and Automotive. For more information about the Automotive Grade Linux Workgroup， Nissan，。