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Welcome to the COVESA Automotive AOSP App Framework Standardization Expert Group Meeting!

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GitHub: https://github.com/COVESA/aosp-app-framework-standardizatiion

Chairs:


Compliance statement:

Antitrust
Before we begin, we would like to make clear that COVESA is committed to compliance with the antitrust laws in all of its activities, and that it expects all participants to similarly comply with the antitrust laws.  We will not engage in--and members must refrain from--any discussion of, or understandings regarding competitively sensitive topics. If you have any doubts regarding whether a matter is appropriate for discussion, please consult with your antitrust counsel.

Open and Royalty-Free
Further, COVESA aspires to be an open and royalty-free organization. The discussions and contributions made during this session are governed by the COVESA Intellectual Property policy. If you are unfamiliar with that policy, please review it in detail prior to making any contribution that reads upon a patent.


Meeting Notes 2025

29th July 2024 - Agenda

  • Round table topic discussion.

22nd July 2024 - Agenda

  • Review feedback from group on Push notifications SoW that was shared July15th.
  • Round table topic discussion.

15th July 2024 - Agenda

  • Update on Push notifications SoW
    • Push Notification SoW for group review:
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  • Round table topics

8th July 2024 - Agenda

  • Update on Push notifications
    • MoU / SoW
  • Feedback on Droidcon in Berlin previous week
  • Entertainment stream
    • Update
    • Next meeting on Thur. July 11th
  • Covesa @ IBC Amsterdam (13th-15th Sept.) 

24th June 2024 -  Agenda

10th June 2024 -  Agenda (Short round)

  • Feedback about COVESA AOSP SDK?
    → Group needs 2-3 weeks more time for review
  • Round table topics

3rd June 2024 -  Agenda

  • Zoom to attend and discuss UnifiedPush solution with the expert group.
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  • For questions please reach out to elaine.ku@zoom.us

27th May 2024 -  Agenda

  • New Entertainment workstream starting June 6th

    • Update on focus areas next to geolocalization?
  • Zoom will attend meeting on June 3rd to discuss UnifiedPush solution
    • Call to action: Please attend this meeting to give feedback to Zoom, especially from OEM side
  • GitHub for COVESA-AOSP SDK has been generated
    • Snapp uploading code today
    • After chair review, repo will be put public→ current assupmtion: this friday
  • Round table discussions

20th May 2024 -  Agenda

  • Review status on UnifiedPush offering and discuss group's feedback.
  • Review feedback from group on schedule for Entertainment working stream meeting. 
  • Round table discussion.

13th May 2024 -  Agenda

  • COVESA @ Droidcon in Berlin: 3th - 5th July
  • New working stream: Entertainment
    • Initial focus on geolocalization?
    • Gathering insights about current issues from group with geolocalization
  • Status update UnifiedPush offering
    • COVESA about to create process to jointly finance 3rd Party
  • Status COVESA SDK

6th May 2024 - Meeting cancelled

29th April 2024 - Meeting cancelled

22nd April 2024 - Agenda

  • No weekly meeting today, as discussed on April 8th, the group will use this time for the Push Notification Workshop.
    • Presentation:
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        • Please contact one of the Chairs if you have any question or concerns.

8th April 2024 - Agenda

  • New AMM Agenda
    • 9:30-10: Status Update
      10-10:15: Snapp Ambient Light Initiative
      10:15-10:45: 3SS Entertainment topics Working Session
      10:45-11:15: European Broadcasting Union Working Session
      11:15-12: Push Notifications Working Session
      4:55-5:35: Panel discussion App Stores
  • Push Notification Workshop
    • Date: 22nd April
    • Needed participants
    • Goal
  • Grape up: Camera API working stream
  • 3SS : Survey on challenges faced when integrating video streaming apps

1st April 2024 - Meeting cancelled

25th March 2024 - Agenda

  • Participants: BMW, GM, Mercedes, Ford, Forvia/Faurecia Aptoide, Harman, Abalta Technologies, RemotiveLabs, HAAS Alert, Snapp Automotive, Elektrobit, Profilence, 3S, Mavi.io
  • AMM agenda update - Richard/Co-Chair
  • Push Notification: Unified Push update - Gabriel/Co-Chair
  • Round table discussion

18th March 2024 - Agenda

  • Push Notification: Unified Push discussion -  Co-Chairs and group members
    • Agreement to invite Unified Push members to April AMM for the Push Notification discussion meeting.
  • Entertainment - Video Streaming discussion - Tomek/3SS
    • 3SS will provide more information based on group members feedback by April AMM or maybe sooner.
  • Round table discussion - Migrating Android code CR#334 <https://github.com/COVESA/vss-tools/pull/334> - Richard/Co-Chair
    • Group members in agreement to close CR.

11th March 2024 - Meeting cancelled

26th February 2024 - Agenda

  • In-Vehicle Payments BOF discussion - Vamsi Putrevu/Mavi.io
  • Discuss AMM agenda sessions and Panel topics for this group (April 16-18th, Sweden).

19th February 2024 - Agenda

  • Participants: BMW, GM, Ford, Mercedes, Cariad, MHP, Remotive Labs, Faurecia Aptoide, Harman, Mavi.io, Profilence, 3SS, Elektrobit, L&T Technology Services
  • Follow up on 3SS presented topic from February 5th.
  • Discuss Next Steps on UnifiedPush for Push Notification.
  • Discuss AMM agenda sessions for this group (April 16-18th, Sweden).

    • Proposal:

      "Quo vadis white label app stores  - how to evolve the automotive app ecosystem"

      • Where are we today (How many apps are available, which apps are available, do we see further growth)? What learnings do we already have?
      • What can we learn from other emerging/emerged ecosystems? What are potential reasons for failure?
      • What can be done to prevent failure and facilitate additional growth?
      • ...

12th February 2024 - Meeting cancelled

5th February 2024 - Agenda

  • Participants: BMW, Ford, GM, Cariad, Mercedes, 3SS, Forvia/Faurecia Aptoide, Harman, RemotiveLabs, Hyundai Mobis, mavi.io, Elektrobit, Bosch
  • Intro from 3SS about Entertainment topics needing standardization (including an OEM and App Store Provider survey)
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  • Next steps UnifiedPush / Push Notifications
  • AMM Session (April in Sweden)

29th January 2024 - Push Notification Workshop (No Weekly meeting)

22nd January 2024 - Agenda

  • Participants: BMW, GM, Ford, Mercedes, Cariad, Hyundai Mobis, Forvia/ Faurecia Aptoide, Harman, Profilence, UCF, mavi.io
  • Shorter round: 30min only
  • Quick recap for push notifications workshop (29th January) for participants who could not make it last week
  • Round table discussions

15th January 2024 - Agenda

  • Participants: BMW, Mercedes, GM, mavi.io, RemotiveLabs, L&T Technologies, Profilence

  • Happy new year!

  • Reminder about push notifications workshop January 29th → Extended invite will follow
  • Short overview goal & agenda push notifications workshop
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  • Round table discussions

4th December 2023 - Agenda

  • Participants: BMW, GM, Mercedes, Forvia, Harman, RemotiveLabs, Hyundai Mobis India, Geotab, mavi.io, Profilence, Elektrobit
  • BMW/Maxi to provide overview of Push Notification Workshop goal (including what to be prepared for and who to bring to the Workshop)
    → Will be published before Christmas on Wiki
  • Push Notification Workshop agenda:
    • Mobis and Mercedes to provide feedback on current proposal.
    • Does Jan 29th, 2024 work for the group?
      • Confirmed and agreed with the team (Time: 4-6PM/10AM-12PM)
  • External 360 Camera feedback.
    • Feedback from Auto OEM and suppliers.
      • Two sets of images - individual external camera or stitched images from the cameras.
        • Need additional discussion, to be reviewed next year.
  • Round table discussions

27th November 2023 - Agenda

  • Participants: BMW, GM, Ford, Mercedes, Forvia, Harman, L&T Technology Services, Bosch, RemotiveLabs, Hyundai Mobis India, Geotab, Profilence, mavi.io
  • Feedback from Mercedes on Camera API discussion (360 degree property)
  • Who is planning to join CES 2024 and agenda.
    • Please follow up with Mike Nunnery by December 1st, 2023.
  • Joint date for push notification workshop → Does doodle work for everyone? Any preferred days in January?
    • Tentative date: January 29th, 2024 (2-3h). Need team agreement.
    • @All: Please confirm this date until next Monday
  • Meeting schedule for the remainder of the year.
    • Last meeting for this group: December 4th, 2023. Regular meetings to begin January 15th, 2024. 
  • Round table discussions.
    • Harman will publish their emulator in GitHub and give feedback next Monday, when it will be uploaded there.
    • Next steps: OEMs/Apps to check out emulator, identify gaps, joint workshop, aligning who will be responsible for which extensions.

20th November 2023 - Agenda

  • Participants: BMW, GM, Mercedes, Hyundai Mobis, Faurecia Aptoide
  • Bi-weekly new time slot at 1pm (Germany), 7am (Detroit), 9pm (Tokyo), 4am (Los Angeles) to enable Honda to participate
    → Works for everyone?
    • No Concerns from the group.
  • BMW push notifications update
    • Maxi shared a presentation
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  • Hyundai Mobis push notifications update
    • Umang shared a presentation:
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    • Chairs to have a follow up meeting to bring Hyundai Mobis up to speed.
  • January: Push notifications workshop
    → Enable OEMs to bring in experts
    • Looking for feedback from the group in the next meeting
  • Newcomers updates
  • Exploring synergies with in-vehicle payment group
  • Are there round table discussions discussion points?
    • Mercedes/Max to provide an update in the next meeting.

13th November 2023

Today's meeting is cancelled.

6th November 2023

Please note that beginning today the invite was switched to Zoom: Zoom Link

  • Participants: BMW, GM, Harman, Forvia, Remotive Labs, mavi.io, Hyundai Mobis India, Profilence
  • Main contact per Automotive OEM
  • Mercedes additional requirements on 360 degree camera and feedback.
    • No representative from Mercedes, no feedback today.
  • Request to have one or more Tier 1 taking over camera reference implementation
    • To be discussed again next week.
  • Push Notification, Next Steps Overview - BMW/Maxi
    • Discussion pushed to next week as we didn't have all the OEMs
  • Emulator Workshop Discussion
    • Harman to have internal discussion on next steps 
  • Hyundai/Umang to share Push Notifications alternative proposal - November 20th, 2023

23rd October 2023 - Agenda

  • Participants: BMW, GM, Mercedes, Cariad, Forvia, Harman, Snapp, mavi.io
  • Update from Mercedes about Push Notifications details about 360 degree camera:
    • Request to have requirements that will support external 360 degree camera.
    • Mercedes will use their own services. Follow up needed on using COVESA interface (standardized API) - Mercedes feedback by November 6th, 2023.
  • Overview from Harman and Snapp about emulator capabilities and alignment on next steps:
  • CES 2024: GM/Mercedes/Cariad regarding panel discussion and vehicle demo:
    • GM - Decision currently on hold
    • Cariad - Internal discussion on this topic, feedback to follow
    • Mercedes - No plan at this moment
    • CES Registration details:
  • Maxi/BMW to discuss with Vamsi/mavi.io about how to bring both POCs together and how are next steps to define necessary feature set
    • Mavi to follow up with BMW offline on the POC to verify if the API works.
    • Mavi to share the API with GM offline, to conduct internal POC and provide feedback.
  • Internal and External camera reference implementation support from Tier 1, next steps:
    • Faurecia Aptoide to provide feedback by November 6th, 2023
    • Harman  
      • Camera API 
        • Harman agreed with the Camera API proposal.
        • LENS_FACING_FRONT should be similar to AUTOMOTIVE_LENS_FACING and map to default camera, OEM to decide default mapping for INTERIOR_SEAT_ROW_1_LEFT|RIGHT|CENTER based on model and RHD/LHD
        • If a 3P wants to have finer controls documentation should include information on how to get the VehiclePropertyIds.INFO_DRIVER_SEAT in order to know if the car is RHD or LHD
        • 3D surround camera may need specific Camera2 value, OEMs to request it. In the meantime it could be mapped by default to EXTERIOR_OTHER
        • Evaluating Emulator Virtual device support for testing (same virtual scenes + special text overly identifying automotive camera used)
        • 3P feedback
          • LENS_FACING_FRONT, LENS_FACING_BACKOk, in the future may consider specific cameras.

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      • Push Notification:
        • Harman agreed with UnifiedPush proposal.
        • Harman is currently evaluating Common Emulator distributor for testing
        • 3P feedback
          • Using pushing, interesting, may need to check backend change
  • Honda and Hyundai: request to know who will participate and need to have an agreed time slot (across 3 time zones):
    • Paul/COVESA and Richard/GM to follow up with Honda and Hyundai on this topic.
  • Harman: Feedback from which 3rd Parties they could get feedback about camera /push notifications (e.g. Zoom/WebEx/TikTok)
    • On going discussion with 3rd party app providers, mostly positive.

16th October 2023 - Agenda

  • Participants: BMW, GM, Ford, Mercedes, Forvia, Harman, GrapeUp, L&T Technology Services, Hyundai Mobis India, RemotiveLabs, MathWorks, Appsfactory, Profilence,
  • Debrief AMM Detroit: Presentations

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  • New OEMs joining AOSP Expert Group: Honda & Hyundai
    → Asian appropriate timeslot needed
  • Harman contact change
    → Update Emulator / Camera API
  • Further OEMs needed for push notifications POC
  • Which app developers are willing to give input about features for push notifications implementation, besides Zoom/WebEx
  • Mercedes
    → Camera API proposal works, however 360 degree camera not covered

25th September 2023 - Agenda

  • Participants: Cariad, BMW, General Motors, Volvo, Harman, Faurecia Aptoide/Forvia, GrapeUp, RemotiveLabs, Elektrobit, COVESA, LTTS, Geotab, mavi.io
  • Overview expert group activities Detroit AMM
  • Mavi.io push notification MVP to be finalized this week
    → More clarifications tbd.
  • WebEx is reviewing the push notification solution
    → @Albert (Harman): To discuss with Zoom
  • 2nd October → Bridge day in Germany: Weekly meeting to be cancelled?
    → Next meeting 16.10.
  • Mercedes feedback work streams
    → Camera API: End this week
    → Push Notifications: Within next 2 weeks
  • Cariad: No hard date at this point due to internal availabilities

11th September 2023 - Agenda

  • Participants: BMW, Cariad, General Motors, Mercedes, Ford, Faurecia Aptoide/Forvia, Intellias, Grapeup, RemotiveLabs, Elektrobit, Jimmy Technologies, Bosch, COVESA, LTTS, mavi.io
  • COVESA AMM in Detroit - activites on AOSP app framework standardization
    • 11/10
      • 9:00-9:45 - Status session to attract potential new members to the expert group. Onsite: Richard, Melina; Online: Camille
      • 9:45-10:30 - working session on push notifications

Members that will attend the working session:

      • BMW
      • Mavi.io
      • GM
      • Elektrobit
      • Faurecia Aptoide
    • 12/10 pm : Panel discussion

Forvia as Moderator, GM, Mavi.io, STLA, potentially BMW. Open discussion on the topic

NB: Invitations to the AMM can be provided to companies (3rd party apps developers, OEMs...) that are or not members of COVESA so that they can join the sessions. Email to Mike Nunnery & Paul Boyes to get support in this invitation process

  • Presentation Push Notifications POC by BMW

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Next steps :

    • POC walkthrough video can be used as a guideline, links to download apps are in the presentation
    • All OEMs to test the installation of the 2 apps and the notify backend
      • before AMM to share feedback during the working session
      • Outcomes can be shared with members attending if attendance is not possible
    • POC by 3rd party apps dev to try to implement (Mavi.io) and provide feedback: any use case that can be difficult to support with this solution?
    • AMM working session on 11/10
      • Feedback
      • Define what is missing and thus what COVESA needs to standardize to play those use cases
    • Invite UnifiedPush team to join and discuss once common decision is done

4th September 2023 - Cancelled due to public holiday in US

28th August 2023 - Cancelled by chairs due to key people being out.

21st August 2023 - Meeting Agenda

  • Participants: BMW, Ford, General Motors, Mercedes, Volvo, Hyundai, Faurecia Aptoide/Forvia, GrapeUp, Intellias, Elektrobit, COVESA, Geotab
  • Paul Boyes: AMM Detroit

    • All members to provide their feedback on AMM Detroit attendance to Paul by next week

  • Align on CES plans (panel discussion <> vehicle demo)
    → Which participants would be interested?
    → What would we show during the vehicle demo?
    • Paul Boyes to discuss with Mike + Steve about the possibility to get a separate room at CES
  • Overview milestone planning camera API & push notification
    • BMW: Slides to be shared on the wiki + Collaborative document to be prepared for everyone to be able to contribute

→ OEM and Store Providers: timeline input needed 

    • FAA / Harman to align on who reaches out which developer

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7th August 2023 - Meeting Agenda

  • Participants: BMW, Ford, General Motors, Mercedes, Volvo, Remotive Labs, Faurecia Aptoide/Forvia, Harman, Bosch, LTTS, Mavi.io, Elektrobit, Jimmy Technologies, Geotab
  • Due to the Holiday next Tuesday (August 15th, 2023) in Europe, next meeting (August 14th, 2023) is cancelled.
    • No concerns from the group
  • Feedback from Mercedes and Cariad about camera API.
    • Update will be provided at the end of summer.
  • Statement that GM will be using uServices as a path moving forward. What is GM's path for the Emulator and potentially push notifications?
    • GM will be providing presentation on uServices in the following meeting.
    • GM Presentation on uProtocol - Eclipse-uProtocol-Overview - Google Slides
    • GM is interested and will monitor the development of the Emulator and push notifications.
  • GM to share timeline on using Android API approach
    • GM is internally discussing this topic and will provide feedback in one of the upcoming meetings.
  • Harman to Clarify next steps on contributing the Emulator:
    • Harman needs to first join COVESA and then confirm with their legal team in regard to contributing the Emulator.
  • Andrew Lakin/Forvia looking for feedback from companies that can contribute to the AOSP App Framework Panel discussion at the AMM in October.
  • Jose Freitas/FAA presented Push Notification presentation:
    • Next steps: FAA/Harman to help lead and define who does what, e.g. who reaches out to which apps (e.g. Zoom/WebEx/TikTok)

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31st July 2023 - Meeting Agenda

  • Participants: BMW, General Motors, Remotive Labs, Forvia, Harman, Mavi.io, GrapeUp, Elektrobit, Bosch, COVESA, Tietoevery, LTTS
  • Face to Face Meeting at 10 October 2023 in Troy, MI
  • CES Event planning
  • Communication channel: Slack does not seem to work for everyone
    → Do we have counterproposals?
  • Involvement GrapeUp in camera stream
  • Feedback camera proposal
  • Defining next steps camera proposal
    • Deliverable: Reference implementation published by COVESA; POC with 3rd Parties; testing capabilties for camera implementation via emulator (GrapeUp + Harman)
    • ToDo: Clarifying timeline for OEMs having this implemented
    • Timeline deliverable

24th July 2023 - Meeting Agenda

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Agenda 2025-06-30

  • Participants:
  • Droidcon - our COVESA AOSP submission - status:

    Format: Lightning Talk (20 min) or ?? Session (40 min) → comments: can be a session as well (smile)

    Speaker:
    one of the Co-Chairs of COVESA AOSP Group (Sabine Hofschen, Gabriel Gautron, José Freitas, Richard Fernandes)

    Plus a dev potentially? Volunteers ??? Florian H.?

    Track:  Android Automotive

      1. Title Ideas:
        1. „How COVESA empowers 3rd Party App Developers: Bridging Gaps and Building Standards in the Automotive Ecosystem“

        2. key words / Chris: that is in the active tense, that emphasises the benefit to app developers, reducing fragmentation and the role of covesa as a standardising body.

        3. "Driving Standards: How COVESA is Powering the Future of Android Automotive"

        4. "From Gaps to Gears: Accelerating 3rd Party App Integration in Android Automotive"

        5. "Open Roads, Open Source: COVESA’s Journey in Android Automotive"

        6.   "Streamlining App Development in the Automotive Sector: Overcoming Fragmentation and Fostering OEM Collaboration"
        7. "Enhancing App Development: Bridging Gaps and Building Standards in the Automotive Ecosystem"
        8. "Driving Unity: Reducing Friction for App Developers through OEM Best Practices"
        9. "Navigating Challenges: Promoting Standards and Solving Unique OEM Issues in Automotive App Development"
        10. "Empowering App Developers: A Unified Approach to Standards and Collaboration in the Automotive Industry"

        11. It's time to develop apps for Android cars: getting started with COVESA.

      2. Define (3 to 5) key takeaways and learning points:
        1. Android Automotive market overview.
        2. Android Automotive key challenges for developers - how do apps get into the car (→ note: including simply adopting apps from projection modes, dev once - deliver anywhere, also in non-GAS OEMs)
        3. Introduction to COVESA Automotive AOSP, its advantages and program. 
        4. Unified Push is getting a reality – Demo on how it works.
        5. Call for Participation: bring your ideas to COVESA, we will empower you.
  • Droidcon - what else has been submitted - ParadoxCat, see last week. TechTalk, potentially + Workshop from appning.

  • BBC was there in our AOSP Entertainment stream last thursday (smile) 26.06.2025 Monthly
    Key Takeaways: 
    • Different car makers present a challenge.
    • Interaction models in the car are different to mobile devices - no customer tolerance for friction.
    • UX in the car has to be crisp, tight, responsive and fluid as well as introduction and onboarding, login experience is crucial.
    • great apps + great store does not mean the job is done:
      apps need prominent visibility, as customers will not be looking for them in a car.
    • attribution - people have to know they are listening to BBC → logo.
    • today: pure radio still dominant. coming world: mobile devices, everybody brings what they want to listen. more personalisation according to occupancy in the car, e.g..


  • next steps for potential next topics
  • onboarding for customers - discussion continued, if wanted.

Minutes 2025-06-23

  • Participants: COVESA, GM, BMW, Spotify, Paradox Cat, CARIAD SE, Remotive Labs, Allianz
  • Planning Droidcon, see call for papers https://sessionize.com/droidcon-berlin-2025/:
    • Paradox Cat is planning talks on Carchestra (appning App Challenge Winner), Covesa and more (Kotlin related).
    • The chairs & friends (welcome!) are preparing a talk.
    • Idea: Talk on how to get an app to the car. For all to understand. (appning? talk prepared by chairs & friends?)
  • Status App Host: Google plans an update on the AOSP Host API level 8 this year. Seems as if we need no project for that.
  • Invite Entertainment Meeting this Thursday, June 26 with BBC: 26.06.2025 Monthly
  • Discussion on potential next topics:
    • would another survey make sense?
    • general: how to solve the fragmentation problem we are facing.
    • multiscreen support e.g. can cause fragmentation in the long run.
    • onboarding for customers:
      • why: to get the activation rate higher, measure: as easy as CarPlay.
      • what: share best practises. (pre-install, trainings)
      • ideas: industry best practises, e.g. from LG and Samsung. what is best in class?
      • potential outcomes:
        • a white paper,
        • maybe even a standardized way of launching your first apps on a car,
        • walk-Through, car-setup wizard from AOSP, Google.
        • emulator contribution (showing out-of-box on emulator).

Minutes 2025-06-16

  • Participants: COVESA, GM, BMW, Spotify, Remotive Labs, FORD, Paradox Cat, Allianz.
  • Recap App Host → still waiting for feedback.  Aim is to offer 3rd partys to use the same Car App Library templates also for AOSP.
  • Google automotive bootcamp → videos open under NDA for all who are registered participants.
  • feedback AMM and learnings for next AMM
  • announcement next entertainment meeting on June, 26 with BBC: 26.06.2025 Monthly
  • AOSP data work stream -
    • how to move forward. → would need a core working group to work on the topic based on the presentations we had for the stream.
    • Google discussed extension of vehicle data in the bootcamp.
    • Paradox Cat provided a Kotlin wrapper for the dev workshop: https://github.com/Paradox-Cat-GmbH/KarPropertyManager
    • in the future, topic moved to this AOSP meeting, no extra thursday meetings for the time being.
    • Discussion - ideal would be if car properties would be as well in the Car App Library.

Cancelled Meeting 2025-06-09 (public holiday, e.g. Germany, Pentecost/Whitsun)

Agenda proposal 2025-06-02

Cancelled Meeting 2025-05-26 (public holiday)

Minutes 2025-05-19

  • Participants: COVESA, BMW, GM, Appning by FORVIA, CARIAD SE, FORD, Spotify, Elektrobit, Renesas, Paradox Cat
  • Recap COVESA AMM Berlin - thanks to all who contributed!
  • Recap COVESA Dev Workshop AMM Berlin
  • App Host revisited:
    • Project Proposal to the Board on April 09
      2025-04-09_COVESA-Board-AOSP-AppHost.pptx.pdf
    • Revisited at Board on Mai 12 → Board wants us to come back to them on who will be using it.
    • Status:

      Thanks to Paradox Cat, we could elaborate on the Projected Proposal to upgrade the AOSP App Host

      and to make it, step by step, to a real COVESA AOSP App Host.

      The COVESA Board has given the task to itself and to the AOSP Co-Chairs to come back

      to the board with an assurance that there are more than one OEM as well as app developers in the

      line to really use this COVESA AOSP App Host. Following this assurance, there can be a board decision

      to spend budget on the project.

      Given the fact that the adoption of the COVESA funded work on Push Notifications still is too slow,

      the best way forward is still being clarified between COVESA Board and Co-Chairs.

  • AOSP Vehicle Data next steps, next meeting.
  • next AOSP monday meeting on Monday, June 02.

Cancelled Meeting 2025-05-12 (on our way to COVESA AMM in Berlin).

COVESA All Member Meeting ~ May 14-15, 2025

Minutes 2025-05-04

  • Participants: COVESA, FORVIA, Appning by FORVIA, GM, BMW, Paradox Cat, Mavi, CARIAD SE, Elektrobit, Spotify, Allianz
  • App Host revisited
  • AMM and DevWorkshop AMM - Preparation topics

Minutes 2025-04-28

  • Participants: COVESA, BMW, Paradox Cat, Bosch, CARIAD SE, Remotive Labs, Allianz

  • AMM and DevWorkshop AMM - Preparation topics, AMM agenda revisited.

  • for information: Dev Workshop at AMM is a pure Dev Workshop + breakout meetings on AOSP in the afternoon:
    AMM 20250525 Automotive AOSP App Framework Expert Group Workshop Agenda

  • Info on last AOSP Data meeting: 2025-04-24 AOSP Data Meeting notes
    Prep     Draft presentation AOSP Data for AMM Berlin

  • messages from Chris Simmonds:
    • there are plans to have a https://aosp-devs.org/ BoF meeting at AMM:

      Title: 1. Android Platform Builders Birds of a Feather (BoF)

      Description:

      Although Android is pretty common in Automotive, there are surprisingly few opportunities for us developers to come together.
      This BoF is such an opportunity. If you are working with Android at the platform level, or even if you just find this interesting, please come along. 
      Bring with you your experiences, tips, tricks and grumbles about developing Android Automotive. As a starter, here are some of the topics we might discuss:

        * The AOSP community and community portals
        * Working with Google
        * Porting to new hardware
        * System apps vs 3rd party apps

        * Issues around Android security - both where there is too much and also too little

    • Maybe you could bring this us at the AOSP SiG this afternoon:
      Droidcon Berlin are planning an Automotive Summit this year, 24 to 26 September

      https://berlin.droidcon.com/android-automotive-2025/

      I guess it will be similar to last year, which in my opinion was a great success.

Cancelled 2025-04-21 (Easter Monday)

  • Public Holiday in many European countries.
  • Participants: easter bunnies and easter eggs.

Meeting notes 2025-04-14

  • Participants: COVESA, Forvia, GM, BMW, Ford, ParadoxCat, spotify, RemotiveLabs, freelancers, source.dev, Valtech Mobility, Allianz

  • Info on Project proposal App Host - outcome COVESA Board meeting, April 9 and COVESA TST, April 14 
    2025-04-09_COVESA-Board-AOSP-AppHost.pptx.pdf
    and draft requirements as input to tender in Meeting notes 2025-03-24 by Paradox Cat.
    • this discussion was only possible via the analysis by Paradox Cat, Thank you!!!
    • Board: overall positive → get back to Board on
      • which COVESA members would apply it
      • solid timeline and
      • ways to bring the timeline forward (do we have to start from scratch or are there contributions on which we could build).
      • solid numbers on what is needed
      • talk to Google.
    • TST: → check all legal aspects. → connect to Hyundai

  • Entertainment meeting, April 9: 
    • slides will be provided on COVESA AOSP Entertainment Minutes
    • presentation from Hayu, worlds only DTC reality SVOD service (Direct-to-consumer, Subscription Video on Demand). 
    • Discussion on challenges automotive:
      • Standardised features known from smart TV would be needed.
      • Geo-Blocking standardisation (content based on geo-position. download possibilites)
      • What are the bare minimum requirements? DRM levels one to three.
      • Back button. Google has introduced it via tablet app to the car. For GAS already planned to get available. Android 14.
      • Voice assistant: Not an own engine for voice, rely on mobile phone or vehicle.
      • Seemless – continue watching. Would be handled from the app perspective.
      • simple registration with one link (status quo for Hayu).
      • to be discussed: Android APK for test purposes.

  • Emulator news (smile) thanks, Victor! 
  • any further inputs on our workshop at AMM ?
    AMM 20250525 Automotive AOSP App Framework Expert Group Workshop Agenda

  • Data meetings on Thursday → next meeting to take place on April 24.

  • fyi: "Google will stop restricting competition in connection with Google Automotive Services and Google Maps Platform"
    https://www.bundeskartellamt.de/SharedDocs/Meldung/EN/Pressemitteilungen/2025/04_09_2025_GAS_GMP.html

Meeting notes 2025-04-07

Meeting notes 2025-03-31

  • Participants: COVESA, Forvia, Appning by Forvia, GM, FORD, Spotify, ParadoxCat, Elektrobit, RemotiveLabs, Allianz, BMW
  • AMM 20250525 Automotive AOSP App Framework Expert Group Workshop Agenda - thank you, Paul, discussion:
    • reorganize, focus on developer meeting → Florian, Sabine
    • developer onboarding together with Jose/Nuno. Car Lib vs. Media vs. Game.
    • trying some templated apps, walk-through different categories.
    • Data → overview.
    • ROOM CONNECTIVITY?
  • Input from Spotify - what would be needed from a app dev perspective:
    • Roadmap, Featureset that would be available for app devs, which Car App Library API etc. 
    • Consistency and emulator, not so many different versions & fragmentation
    • Personalisation for the passenger.

Meeting notes 2025-03-24

  • Participants: COVESA, Forvia, Appning by Forvia, GM, FORD, Bosch, ParadoxCat, Elektrobit, RemotiveLabs, Allianz, Valtech Mobility, BMW
  • AMM news from Paul:
    The registration form is up for the AOSP workshop in Berlin (on Thursday).  Please register.  Please let me know if you see problems, have questions, suggestions, etc…  https://forms.gle/EMLX4AtnEB27ffZ2A. FYI - Registration for the Workshop is separate from registration for the AMM.
  • Emulator workstream last week:
    • First emulator will be started by Paradox Cat, 
    • App Host discussion, aim: decision in board meeting April 9, next step: refinement by Paradox Cat.
  • Data workstream last week:

Meeting notes 2025-03-17

  • Participants: COVESA, Paradox Cat, Forvia, Appning by Forvia, Ford, GM, RemotiveLabs, Chris Simmonds, Allianz, BMW.
  • AMM news:
    • invite:
      Please register for the Spring All Member Meeting in Berlin. 
      The preliminary agenda has been posted with lots of interesting Tech and Business sessions. 
      Additional invite for workshop on Thursday coming soon.

    • info from Paul (slack):
      we have confirmation that  room has been secured for the entire day of May 15 for a workshop for the AOSP group. 
      Let’s make sure we invite those that we would like to join:  developers, content providers, OEMs, Tier 1s,…  Let’s add the topic to the Monday meeting.

  • Short first info on follow up hands on session from March 14. Details to follow
    with Quartett Mobile, Appning, Paradox Cat, BMW, Allianz, Valtech Mobility, Antonio:

    • Setup Test Distributor (Car, Testbench)

    • Integrate COVESA SDK
    • Implement & test some standard VHAL properties
    • Push Notifications first test
  • Work streams:

Meeting notes 2025-03-14 Dev session

Meeting notes 2025-03-10

Meeting notes 2025-03-03

  • Participants: Valtech Mobility, Appning by FORVIA, Ford, Forvia, BMW, Ford, GM, Elektrobit, Tietoevery, RemotiveLab, Paradox Cat
  • AMM agenda
    • Multiple proposals received for talks
    • Looking for live demos (push, emulator, ...)
  • Push notification
    • Pull request was merged link
    • Instructions in the readme, as well as sample app link
    • Live demo by Viktor Mukha @ Paradox Cat
  • Entertainment
    • HAYU (NBCUniversal’s reality TV streaming service)! invited thos Thursday March 6th 5PM-6pm CET ==> Join us!
    • Detail in COVESA's Slack link

Meeting notes 2025-02-24

  • Participants: Forvia, Allianz, 2net, RemotiveLabs, ParadoxCat, , GM, Gracenote, Appning by Forvia, Mavi, Valtech Mobility, Tietoevry, Paradox Cat, Bosch, Ford, Endava, BMW
  • Push notification
    • Marketing / blog post: need update
    • COVESA AOSP SDK
      • Pull request
        • Changes proposed by Appning were reviewed by Simon, that requested some changes
        • Will be reviewed this week by Appning,
      • Hosting:
        • Decision: Public, on Maven
      • Structure: one SDK / feature vs 1 SDK for all features
        • Decision: 1 SDK for all features in the short term (pro: BMW)
        • When adding more features, will be reconsidered (pro: Appning)
      • How to release
        • Decision: use Github action
        • Appning to create an issue to expose push notification as a jar
        • Owner: will ask Simon
        • Covesa SDK requirements:
      • Need input from Paul
      • Covesa SDK now mentioned on the aosp-dev.org website! => https://aosp-devs.org/code.html?mwg_rnd=8777906
  • Entertainment
    • Now a monthly meeting
    • Meetings notes need to be updated
    • Monthly meeting now
  • AMM: Presentation Appning x app challenge?
  • Start a discussion on requirements for a COVESA SDK in general?
    (e.g. on https://github.com/COVESA/covesa-aosp-sdk/discussions or on a subpage on this WIKI?)
    • ==> Need nput from Paul ?

Meeting notes 2025-02-17

  • Participants: GM, FORVIA, Appning by FORVIA, BMW, Bosch, FORD, Elektrobit, Endava, Paradox Cat.
  • AMM coming in May:
    • Update what we have done.
    • Feedback from different members.
    • Very open to inputs: business track. If executives want to talk, welcome.
    • Projects / next steps 40min-1h
    • Technical sessions (different work streams). & call for participants – welcome, mostly on 14th of May.
  • Push Notifications revisited
    • Some presentations about Push Notifications
      • PDF from workshop in April 2024 link 
    • Links for COVESA Push Notifications
      • The solution is based on Unified Push link
      • Distributor app built for COVESA: Sunup link
      • Covesa AOSP SDK link
        • Pull request for integrating push notifications link
      • The solution can use the Mozilla Autopush RS Server  link
      • Sample app for implementation example: developers can use this sample page link

    • changes have been proposed. PR fixes an issue https://github.com/p1gp1g/covesa-aosp-sdk/pulls
      appning is further investigating.

    • Decoupling push notifications from ambient light is possible – Each module or package can be addressed separately.
    • Discussion on COVESA SDK (forked from, discussions) –
      please leave comments on https://github.com/COVESA/covesa-aosp-sdk/discussions
    • Description best in readme on github, link out from there. Website of devs a good place as well.
    • Target date for merge request "asap".

Meeting notes 2025-02-10

Meeting notes 2025-02-03

Meeting notes 2025-01-27

Meeting notes 2025-01-13

  • Participants: BMW, FORVIA, General Motors, Elektrobit, Geotab, Mavi.io, Paradox Cat, RemotiveLabs, Tietoevry, UnifiedPush 
  • COVESA CES event was successful
  • Emulator
    • Paul reached out to Google and will debrief in next meeting
    • Richard will setup a meeting for next Monday 5:30PM CET
  • Data workstream
    • Paul will present the initiative in the VSS meeting to get involvement from OEMs
    • Suggestion to have someone present what was already done: 

      link link link

    • Presentation about VSS by BMW 

      link

  • Push notifications
    • Sunup
      • Delivered: new distributor => Sunup, 

        codeberg, izzysoft,

        and proposed on frdoid
      • Mentioned on the UP website

         link

      • Added support for Reddis for autopush, modif upstream not in fork
      • Added support for urgency
        • Server
    • Docker compose available to easily deploy the server
        • Call for testers !
    • Paradoxcat collaborated end of 2024
  • Communication:
    • Need to make an article / blog post about it
    • Simon will reference "Contributed by Covesa" on his website
  • Agenda for next meeting
    • Testing apps
    • Organize AMM live meeting (demo, …)
    • How to reach out to app developers and invite them to our activities
      • Such as uploading to stores

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    1. System UI RROs and Settings Manager for System Bars and Navigation Bars. This allows, with one emulator, to simulate various OEM UIs
    2. Multidisplay + Cluster Enablement (does not need Emulator downgrade to < 30.8.4.0)
    3. Camera Enablement
    4. Enablement for VIM3 HW
    5. Various fixes (most backported from S, T or U)
    6. Automotive Video Library integration
    7. Unbundled Apps + Fixes
    8. Car Companion Device + Phone Companion App (BLE passthrough needs special hw)

→ Next steps:
@Melina Mascolo (BMW): Setting up Slack Channel for Emulator: https://covesacommunity.slack.com/archives/C05JJNGSUH2

@Snapp/Harman/Volvo/RemotiveLabs: To align on next steps

  • Status quo camera API
    → Checked by Harman, BMW, Faurecia, 
    → Still need to be checked by: Cariad (31.7.), GM (31.7.), Mercedes, Volvo (after summer)
    → Next step: Finding 1-2 app developers willing to do POC with this reference implementation
  • Push Notifications: Faurecia Aptoide created first overview for possible approaches
    → Proposal will be shared by Faurecia Aptoide on this Confluence page
    → To be reviewed August 7th
    → Mavi.io willing to do an POC with their application for the reference implementation
  • Status update license for code and documentation (Apache?)
    → Works for GM, Cariad, BMW, Snapp
    → Needs to be checked by: RemotiveLabs/Volvo, Faurecia Aptoide
  • Vacation overview tbd.
    → Which meetings can we keep during summer break
    → Camille (Faurecia) to share vacation planner via Slack

17th July 2023 - Meeting cancelled

  • Meeting cancelled this week due to majority of the participants being OOO
  • Presentation of emulators from Snapp & RemotiveLabs will be done on 24th July

10th July 2023 - Virtual Meeting

ToDos are underlined (smile)

  • Participants: BMW, Cariad, General Motors, Mercedes, Forvia/Faurecia Aptoide, Harman, Snapp, Remotive Labs, Ansys, Intellias, GrapeUp, Bosch, drimaes, Elektrobit, KPIT, COVESA, Tietoevry, L&T Technologies, HAAS, Geotab

  • Preferred license: Potentially Apache
    → @All: 17.7. confirming if this license can be chosen for code and documentation

  • @Matthias Ostermeier (Cariad) & Albert Jordan (Harman): 17.7. Feedback if willing to contribute to collection of best pratices / developer documentation

    → Proposal: Starting a collection with learnings of different OEMs / App Store Providers

    → Longterm having more full-blown developer documentation

  • Differences between OEMs that Faurecia Aptoide found next to the ones listed in F2F Meeting: Media Player Integration, Car API, DRM, Toasts/Snackbar Usage

    → To be revisited after priority list

  • Handling of different workstreams:
    • For now aligned within Monday meeting
    • Potentially seperate sessions needed where members can loop in their experts

  • Stream Owners:

    1. Cross-OEM Emulator: Juhani Lehtimäki (Snapp) with support of Emil Dautovic (Remotive Labs)

      → @Juhani Lehtimäki (Snapp) & Emil Dautovic (Remotive Labs): First session on emulator on 17th July

    2. Camera API: Manuel Saraiva (BMW)
      → @All: 17.7. Clarifying if reference implementation in PDF document from F2F meeting (22.6.) works across OEMs (https://wiki.covesa.global/download/attachments/64978970/230622_F2F_Meeting_Garching.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1689063969292&api=v2)

    3. Push Notifications: tbd.

      → @José Freitas (Faurecia Aptoide): giving overview on 24th July

      → @Melina Mascolo (BMW): Sharing first proposal with José

    4. Best Practices: tbd.

  • General communication channel for workstreams: Slack

    → Link will be shared with group

  • @All: 24.7. Clarifying if attending AMM in Detroit (10.-12.10.) would be possible

    → Idea would be to combine it with longer workshops, e.g. with communication app providers

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