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Linux in cars	[Oct. 6th, 2004\|02:04 am] Brad Fitzpatrick
With so many new cars having in-dash displays and navigation systems, I've been getting this desire for a new car to put Linux on it, along with a GPRS/1xRTT data link via bluetooth to my phone. And Wifi so when I'm in the garage it syncs music to a RAID 0 of a dozen 512MB USB memory sticks. Anybody know anything (or URLs) about car nav system hackin'? Ideally I could flip a switch and switch the display, touchscreen, and speakers between Linux in the trunk and the car's native systems. I'm probably just dreaming. Prove me wrong?
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octal
2004-10-06 02:13 am (UTC)

I plan to put this (and gps, etc.) into my E34 bmw, with big pull-out radio modules to check at gates.

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jwz
2004-10-06 03:23 am (UTC)

I think you should spend less time in your car!

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xotiffany
2004-10-06 05:25 am (UTC)

Yea.. Maybe he should put the system on his bike instead... =P

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mendel
2004-10-06 06:16 am (UTC)

There's a lot to be said for a car in which you end up having so much fun driving that you don't want to have to babysit computers during the process. :-)

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visions
2004-10-06 07:29 am (UTC)

http://www.pac-audio.com/

http://www.avelectronic.com/products.htm

as 2 places to start. :)

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henry
2004-10-06 07:30 am (UTC)

The prius has a nice big touchscreen, built-in bluetooth and 274 volts to power whatever you need! Just be careful splicing into those orange wires...

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matthew
2004-10-06 10:14 am (UTC)

Prius is teh r0xx0r.

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jwz
2004-10-06 11:14 pm (UTC)

Every time I see the word "Prius" I think, "I can't believe they named a car after a painful erection that won't go away, oh wait, that's priapism." Every time.

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blueroo
2004-10-06 08:36 am (UTC)

If I were to do it, I'd probably skip any dealer/factory NAV options and just make my linux system do the navigation as well. Most of the required components are pretty cheap these days, including the LCD screens (http://www.cardomain.com/shoptype/LCD+Monitors).

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loganb
2004-10-06 10:13 am (UTC)

-Bluetooth connection to phone *check*
-USB Port *check*
-On board GPS *check*
-CAN bus interface *check*
-Linux... Shit

Working for the man really sucks sometimes. ;-)

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