What's New?

March 2024

(March 7) See the new page that explains how to Enable MACsec for ethernet features. Use MACsec to authenticate and encrypt the ethernet communication used by in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) for different ECU units.

(March 6) To learn how to optimally get network location in a vehicle, see Get Coarse Location.

January 2024

(January 31) To use an open source script to download and launch an emulator build, see Launch an AOSP Car AVD using prebuilt.

(January 10) Updated Complete Automotive Tests in a Box for the release of Android 14.

December 2023

(December 4) Added a new page to describe the new features contained in the release of Android Automotive 14 QPR1.

October 2023

(October 4) Added these new pages to describe features released in Android 14:

July 2023

(July 18) Added Car Service Feature Control to describe the optional car control features you can enable with RROs or the VHAL.

(July 13) Added Extend VHAL Property Descriptions in the Emulator. Learn how to view information about VHAL properties, such as names, descriptions, and the meaning of the values, in an emulator window.

June 2023

(June 5) Added Android Automotive 13 QPR3 Release Details.

April 2023

(April 20) Added Driver Assistance Location Bypass API to describe how to use this new API to access the location of allowlisted, Android-bundled, driver assistance apps.

(April 26) Added OEM Design Tokens. Design tokens represent the small, repeated design decisions that make up a design system's visual style and replace static values with self-explanatory names.

(April 20) Added Driver Assistance Location Bypass API to describe how to use this new API to access the location of allowlisted, Android-bundled, driver assistance apps.

March 2023

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