This new Linux platform will let you update your next car at home - as soon as 2027

Toyota, Honda, and Mazda are building a new open-source car platform that runs everything from entertainment to navigation - and could even power self-driving.

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• A radical architecture shift is coming to open-source car software.
• Updates and new features will reach cars faster with this change.
• Soon you'll upgrade your car at home, similar to Tesla owners today.

At Open Source Summit Japan, Dan Cauchy, executive director of Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), announced its new open-source platform for cars. Called SoDeV, this is a radical remodeling of how open-source software will be integrated into your next car.

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