GENIVI opts for MeeGo for its in-vehicle infotainment platform

San Francisco, USA � Good news for the upcoming open source platform, MeeGo. GENIVI Alliance has chosen it as the basis of their next reference release for In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI). This isn�t just a great step for the multi-device MeeGo OS, it�s also proof that it�ll turn its hand to anything, be it an in-vehicle device, smartphones, notebooks, tablets or TVs. Find out more after the jump.

For those new to MeeGo, here�s a quick run though: MeeGo is a brand new species of OS. The result of a cutting-edge collaboration between Nokia and Intel, MeeGo combines the talents of Maemo (of N900 fame) and Intel�s Moblin project, to offer an entirely fresh open source operating system that has the flexibility to adapt to a variety of devices.

That variety is exactly why the GENIVI alliance has snapped-up the platform for its new IVI device. MeeGo will provide the base for the upcoming GENIVI Apollo release. In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) is a rapidly growing and evolving field that encompasses all the digital applications that can be used by all travellers in a car. Navigation, entertainment, location-based services, and connectivity to devices, car networks and broadband networks are all covered off by IVI.

Here�s Graham Smethurst, president of GENIVI, explaining why it chose MeeGo:

�We selected MeeGo as the open source basis for our platform because it is technically innovative and can provide the cross architecture build support we require for our references,� he said. �Working with MeeGo we expect to establish a solution that effectively merges IVI needs with those of the other MeeGo target device categories.�