https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/05/android-automotive-os-review-under-the-hood-with-googles-car-os/ > Can Google do to car infotainment what it did to smartphones? > Every car manufacturer nowadays needs to include an infotainment system with its car, and that means developing an operating system, making a UI that isn't terrible, building an SDK and app ecosystem, and doing a million other things car manufacturers have not typically needed to do. In the face of all that, Google is pulling out the Android smartphone playbook and tempting car manufacturers with a car-specific version of Android, called the "Android Automotive OS."