Again: give me a PC with wireless peripherals. A laptop in the dash with a USB GPS reader, an accelerometer and compass, and I'm good. Another independent device like that is another processor that goes unused 95% of the time. I'm getting sick of those. Unnecessary expense.
Start with the PC, give it the peripherals and software it needs to do what you want. That is how it works. Oh, I know. That's not where the money is. And no one likes to hear me say it, but, Screw the money. In addition to navigation, software could handle cruise control, tuning radio and TV, voice recognition, and even vehicle security. Give the car a passcode, and take the whole interface out of it when you get out. Try stealing a car without it's brain in it. And good luck hot wiring it over USB. Yeah. You could have a breathalyzing peripheral too!
I'm tired of waiting for the industry to make something efficient. I want to design my own. Open Source hardware. Who's with me? ethana2@gmail.com
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Again: give me a PC with wireless peripherals. A laptop in the dash with a USB GPS reader, an accelerometer and compass, and I'm good. Another independent device like that is another processor that goes unused 95% of the time. I'm getting sick of those. Unnecessary expense.
Start with the PC, give it the peripherals and software it needs to do what you want. That is how it works. Oh, I know. That's not where the money is. And no one likes to hear me say it, but, Screw the money. In addition to navigation, software could handle cruise control, tuning radio and TV, voice recognition, and even vehicle security. Give the car a passcode, and take the whole interface out of it when you get out. Try stealing a car without it's brain in it. And good luck hot wiring it over USB. Yeah. You could have a breathalyzing peripheral too!
I'm tired of waiting for the industry to make something efficient. I want to design my own. Open Source hardware. Who's with me?
ethana2@gmail.com