General Information

Weekly Meeting: Monday, 5-6pm CEST (Teams Link)

Slack: https://covesacommunity.slack.com/archives/C05EB6A6J5R

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

21st August 2023 - Meeting Agenda

• Paul Boyes: AMM Detroit
• Align on CES plans (panel discussion <> vehicle demo)
  → Which participants would be interested?
  → What would we show during the vehicle demo?
• Overview milestone planning camera API & push notification
  → OEM and Store Provider timeline input needed

7th August 2023 - Meeting Agenda

• 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)

31st July 2023 - Meeting Agenda

• Face to Face Meeting at 10 October 2023 in Troy, MI
  • Can you attend?  Please let us know here
• 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

• Participants: Cariad, Ford, General Motors, Volvo, BMW, Faurecia, Harman, Snapp, Remotive Labs, Intellias, GrapeUp, Elektrobit, Jimmy Technologies, Bosch, COVESA, KPIT, Tietoevry, Geotab, Mavi.io
• Emulator presentation (Snapp, Remotive Labs, Volvo)
  → Slides from Snapp
  
  → Slides from RemotiveLabs/ Volvo 
  
  → Input Harman would give for emulator topic:

• 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

• 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

22 June 2023 - Face to Face Workshop

• Details
• Consolidated Meeting Notes, participants and presentations (in PDF)
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