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Maybe "Open Source" Cars Aren't So Crazy After All

I wrote last week about the case for open source car software and, lo and behold, BMW might be pushing forward with the idea- albeit not in self-driving cars quite yet. ;)

BMW wants joint effort to develop open-source in-vehicle platform

http://www.autonews.com –

BMW is developing an open-source platform for vehicle electronics. By taking the open-source approach, rather than using proprietary software, BMW aims to allow providers of infotainment services to develop plug-and-play applications.

BMW wants to pimp your ride with open source

http://news.cnet.com –

Free software is being used just about everywhere to power everything from ERP systems to email. BMW, however, has even better plans for free software