A vehicle Human-Machine Interface implementation based on Google Android Automotive OS

Our experience in moving around in a car has changed so much in recent years thanks to constant technology innovations and modern vehicles provide services that were almost unthinkable just 10 years ago. Continuous driving assistance, GPS-based navigation, in-car phone calls are just some of the possible examples and many other features are undergoing intense studies. The automotive industry is currently facing many challenges to integrate new features in the In- Vehicle Infotainment while respecting limitations concerning driver safety and system usability, but the absence of widely accepted standards adds complexity to this scenario. This thesis work aims to present an Infotainment prototype implementation developed in Magneti Marelli, based on the new-coming Android Automotive OS. The target is to provide an easily extendible and customizable system that meets safety requirements and takes advantage from the adoption of an open-source environment like Android, in contrast to the proprietary infotainment systems being released today. The thesis will provide a description of the system’s hardware architecture components and a more detailed depiction about the software architecture, design choices and the implemented messaging protocol to interface Info-Cluster and Rotary Controller with the Android Automotive OS.