The automotive industry is undergoing a major technological shift and Jaguar Land Rover is at the forefront. The UK-based JLR has embraced Linux as the operating system underlying its next generation In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems. Here, we talk briefly with Matt Jones, a Senior Technical Specialist for infotainment systems at Jaguar Land Rover about his upcoming talk at Collaboration Summit.

Should you consider using Android in your next embedded project? Here are some considerations in making the decision from embedded Linux pros. 

To dig a little deeper into some of the similarities and differences between Android and Embedded Linux, we talked with John Cherry, Senior Engineering Manager of Linux Runtime Services at Mentor Graphics. While you might not need Android in a fixed function device such as your toaster (or maybe you do?), he says, "Android is no longer just a mobile communication and tablet operating system."

Is Android the new embedded Linux? The idea ignited a lively debate among embedded Linux pros at the recent Android Builders Summit.