[ale] Linux on board Dodge Hemi auto

[Douglas Knudsen]

caught this on /. too.  Boy I can see it now, some rich brat teenager gets
one for their 16th and promptly kills themselves with three of their
friends.  The CNN headlines would read 'Linux kills'.

But hey it looks cool as shit though!

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-> From: owner-ale at ale.org [mailto:owner-ale at ale.org]On Behalf Of Bob's ALE
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-> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 2:23 PM
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-> Dodge's new Super8 Hemi concept car sports four single-board Linux
-> computers in addition to a 5.7 liter V8 putting out 353 HP.  Details at
->
-> 	http://www.4adodge.com/autoshow/news/hemi.html
->
-> >From the page (about 3/4 of the way down:
->
-> The vehicle-internal computing architecture consists
-> of four Single Board Computers that each run a
-> certified standard Java Virtual Machine (JVM) on top
-> of a Linux operation system. The software
-> architecture for the in-vehicle computers is based on
-> a 100 percent Java device platform called "deviceTop"
-> from the Espial Group.
->
-> The Infotronic system is directed by a voice
-> recognition system or through its liquid crystal display
-> integrated into the instrument panel. The use of
-> JavaCard technology allows for personalized access
-> to the system. Voice commands allow drivers to keep
-> their eyes on the road while controlling the vehicle's
-> audio system, climate control, phone and security
-> systems as well as allow access to the driver's smart
-> home appliances or home security system.
->
-> Said Buckley: "When you're driving and remember
-> something that you should have done at home or work,
-> you can verbally remind yourself and tell your
-> computer to e-mail that message to your home or
-> office all without touching a keypad."
->
-> For rear occupants, two LCD touch screens on
-> articulating arms are mounted to the backrests of the
-> front seats, enabling a fully Internet-accessible
-> in-car environment. Among the many features, rear
-> passengers have access to an "Are we there yet?"
-> application that gives real-time trip status
-> information, such as a map display, estimated time of
-> arrival or distance to the destination. Rear passengers
-> can also play a custom location-based on-line trivia
-> game with other vehicle occupants or even with
-> players in other vehicles. In addition, rear occupants
-> can retrieve pictures from the family's
-> Internet-enabled home security camera, for instance,
-> to check up on a pet left home alone.
->
-> Further emphasizing its grasp of modern technology,
-> the Dodge Super8 Hemi comes equipped with a Sirius
-> Satellite Radio. This offers digital quality radio,
-> ensuring clear reception coast to coast from more
-> than 100 unique news, sports and entertainment
-> channels, of which 50 music channels are
-> commercial-free. Additionally, a media beaming
-> application enables wireless transfer of digital audio
-> (MP3) and video (MPEG) files between a home
-> entertainment system and the car while the car is
-> parked in the driveway or garage.
->
-> With the Dodge Super8 Hemi Infotronic system,
-> drivers and passengers can seamlessly access
-> time-critical information, do convenience shopping,
-> listen to MP3 music or digital quality radio and
-> interact with the home environment, while children
-> play games in the rear seats -- all personalized, all in
-> real time, all on demand, and regardless of location.
->
-> Bob
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