OpenXC platform: an API for you car
OpenXC is a combination of open source hardware and software that lets you extend your vehicle with custom applications and pluggable modules. It uses standard, well-known tools to open up a wealth of data from the vehicle to developers.
The OpenXC, initially supported by Ford Motor Company and Bug Labs, is now out of beta and publicly available. It runs on a combination of Arduino and Android platforms. The library taps into OBD-II, a vehicle diagnostic standard mandatory for all cars sold in the United States since 1996.
Here you go IxD people, you can now build great projects leveraging sensor values like “windshield_wiper_status” and “door_status”. I’m already expecting a suite of car synthesizers, car as controller and other weirdo four-wheeled interface contraptions.
UID and the IxD workshop need to acquire a Ford vehicle for educational purposes! And while we are at it, make sure you read the U.S. government’s recently released Visual-Manual NHTSA Driver Distraction Guidelines for In-Vehicle Electronic Devices before building in-vehicle distraction prone user interfaces.
More at http://openxcplatform.com
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