15:00-15:30

Android Automotive SIG #1 - Vehicle Data APIs / Vehicle HAL

Presenter: Stefan Wysocki (Tieto)

Abstract: Pre-recorded Status Report

Moderator: Alexander Domin (BMW)

Abstract: During Q2, 2020, the Vehicle Data APIs / Vehicle HAL team has undertaken the design and implementation of    the External Data Server (EDS) proof-of-concept  demonstrator that investigates how to extend Android access to vehicle data. The rationale for this work is that the number of vehicle properties currently defined in standard Android is very limited as compared to the thousands of vehicle-related signals OEMs are considering for their connected vehicles. Although the project could propose to expand the standard vehicle property list in Android, the integration of Android into a complex electrical and connected vehicle architecture suggests a bigger picture to consider.  Standard data access methods should be applied in the entire vehicle and in cloud-connected services.  This EDS proof-of-concept intends to validate the concept of a data server accessing the vehicle dataset as described by VSS (Vehicle Signal Specification standard), which is used also in W3C Automotive Group, and enabling authenticated Android apps to access the vehicle data through a web socket protocol. The actual values of the vehicle signals will be queried/updated thanks to a VSS feeder that will connect to the rest of the vehicle using, for example, Some/IP.

The AASIG VEHICLE HAL project team will present a status report of the proof-of-concept implementation and explain the design choices made. The following next steps will be then comprehensively debated:

• Assessment of proof-of-concept demo implementation TRL (Technical Readiness Level)
• Ensure project participants have opened, or are planning, a discussion to achieve synchronization of activities with Google's Android team
• Revisit the architecture of other proof-of-concepts identified
  

Moderator: Alexander Domin (BMW)

Abstract: continuation of the working session