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AOSP home page: Automotive AOSP App Framework Standardization Expert Group

General Information

Slack: TBD

GitHub: TBD

Chairs:

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Weekly Notes

• 14.11.2024 Bi-weekly

  • Agenda

    • In-Car Gaming
      • Present shortly the use case: in-car gaming using a smartphone as a controller
      • Brief from AirConsole:
        • What was special about the integration (Android app, access to car's interior lighting, and more)
        • What challenges were you faced?

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      • Brief from BMW:
        • What was done on the AAOS level to support it
        • What could be done in the future to allow more innovative use cases like AirConsole

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    • Geolocation
      • Finalize the proposal and share the next steps
  • Next steps
    • Specify API requirements for immersive gaming experience and share the use case with the VSS group
    • Understand the specification of COVESA Generic Connector for 3rd party app developers (gaming + media) to build immersive apps for cars
    • Follow up on the proposal for geolocation solution

• 31.10.2024 Bi-weekly

  • Agenda
    • Utilize the existing AM/FM Tuner for reverse geocoding - presented by Globant

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  • Next Steps
    • Create a list of basic technical requirements for all regions to be supported on AAOS requested by Content Providers (GPS antenna, connectivity, geolocation etc.)
    • Create an action plan for geocoding
  • Topics for the next session
    • tracking unique device identification with 3rd party apps (cross-apps)
    • in-car gaming use case & vehicle API integration 

• 05.09.2024 Bi-weekly

  • Agenda

    • COVESA Entertainment Workshop @ IBC

  • Next Steps
    • Dan to follow up with cloud vendors to join AMM
    • Paul to speak with event planner to fit geolocation session with cloud vendors
    • Tomek & Richard to sync on AMM agenda

  • Presentation

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  • COVESA Entertainment Workshop @ IBC

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    • Date: 13.09.2024 (Friday)

    • Time:

      • CET: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (EU)

      • EDT: 8:00 am – 10:00 am (Detroit)

      • PDT: 5:00 am – 7:00 am (Bay area)

      • JST: 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm (Tokyo)

• 08.08.2024 Bi-weekly

  • Agenda

    • COVESA Entertainment Workshop @ IBC → link to register

    • Topic Survey → collect topics that will be discussed during IBC with Content Providers

    • Geolocation & Geofencing

    • Insights from yacht entertainment → Globant

  • Presentation

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  • Next Steps
    • COVESA at IBC
      • Collect topics to be discussed during IBC with Content Partners https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/23DHNJ7
    • Globant to follow-up with Google Cloud team on geolocation and come with proposal within 2-3 weeks
      • later, we need to internally evaluate the interest from OEMs and CPs

• 11.07.2024 Bi-weekly

  • Presentation

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  • Next Steps
    • 3SS to follow up with Globant on the potential solutions for geocoding
      • geocoding is important for content providers and their legal advisors to prove that automotive platform can satisfy their licensing agreements
    • Globant to follow-up about similar challenge (geocoding) tackled by yacht industry
    • COVESA members to find out the hardware for testing

• 13.06.2024 Kick-off

  • it was discussed that the Group should involve Content Providers
  • we should move from Monthly to bi-weekly
  • clear milestones & objectives needs to included in the Charter

Workstream Concept & Approach

Mission

Reducing access barriers for video content providers by standardizing the technical implementation in the car.​

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• Problem gathering & feedbacks from various OEMs and Content Partners
• High-level backlog & prioritization
• Key challenges to focus within 3 month sprint
• Kick-off workshop / planning
• Monthly follow up sync → might be increased when necessary
• Sprint Review / Demo Review session
• Joint Backlog refinement  
• Next topic iteration

Charter

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