[$] Automotive Grade Linux and a distribution for cars

At the 2015 Automotive Linux Summit in Tokyo, Dan Cauchy from theLinux Foundation (LF) kicked off the first day's program with anannouncement: that the LF's Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) workgroup hasdecided to build its own Linux distribution, which it plans to run asan ongoing, long-term project. While the desire for aworkgroup to create a distribution tailored to its needs is nothingnew, the announcement had several in the crowd wondering what thisdecision meant for Tizen IVI-which, up until now, has served asthe reference distribution for AGL. Tizen, of course, is also anLF-hosted project, and it has made in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) oneof its high-priority use cases.