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?- 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
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
- 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
- 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:
- System UI RROs and Settings Manager for System Bars and Navigation Bars. This allows, with one emulator, to simulate various OEM UIs
- Multidisplay + Cluster Enablement (does not need Emulator downgrade to < 30.8.4.0)
- Camera Enablement
- Enablement for VIM3 HW
- Various fixes (most backported from S, T or U)
- Automotive Video Library integration
- Unbundled Apps + Fixes
- 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:
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
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)
Push Notifications: tbd.
→ @José Freitas (Faurecia Aptoide): giving overview on 24th July
→ @Melina Mascolo (BMW): Sharing first proposal with José
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
- Details
- Consolidated Meeting Notes, participants and presentations (in PDF)
