Figure 2: Partial list of GENIVI's 165 member companies. (Courtesy: GENIVI.org).
Intel and Mentor Graphics
Still, I had to ask why Intel was involved in GENIVI. The simple answer is that Atom-based processors fill the bill really well for IVI systems with HD graphics, WiFi, and other network connectivity options. Add a Gobi cellular modem from Qualcomm, and the IVI system resembles an embedded PC. Yet it seems Intel's also hedging their bets with the Tizen Project, a ”totally open-sourced version of GENIVI" that requires no membership, says Intel's Hoffman (Figure 3). Tizen, like GENIVI, is closely aligned with the open-source Linux Foundation. But unlike GENIVI, Tizen is embedded Linux that targets smartphones and other embedded devices. This is Intel's second shot at that market after abandoning MeeGo last year.
Figure 3: The Tizen Project aims to embed Linux on cell phones, but portions of it mimics GENIVI's In-Vehicle Infotainment without the need for membership. (Courtesy: www.tizen.org).
As we went to press, Mentor Graphics took the wraps off of their Compliance 2.0 IVI solution called Mentor Embedded IVI Base Platform. It integrates graphics, communication, multimedia libraries, system infrastructure, management functions, and Linux drivers for hardware such as Freescale's Sabre and SabreLite IVI platforms. Mentor also announced a design win for their GENIVI platform with ADIT, a joint venture between Robert Bosch Car Multimedia GmbH and DENSO Corporation.
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