Toyota FJ Cruiser Forum

It seems that Toyota plans to develop its own automotive operating system to boost efficiency and safety, cut software development costs, and trump the competition. The Nikkei business daily reports that Toyota has a team in place and plans to have working code by 2015.
Standardizing in-car software might seem like an obvious step, given the inefficiency of the current industry standard: writing code from scratch for every function in each new model. Toyota reportedly intends to cut costs (for them at least) and speed development further by consolidating the 60-odd electronic control units found in a typical car today.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/...leID=198700986

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Like the personal computer hmmm. IBM already did a proprietary architecture called Micro Channel... major mistake. They should develop an open architecture, where laid-off Ford mechanics can be brought on-board with minimal training. The biggest cost of doing business is the employees.

Also, if an open architecture is an industry standard between Ford, Dodge, Nissan, and Chevy, wouldn't most mechanics prefer to learn it instead of a proprietary one? A proprietary system gives the employer an upper-hand since employee's skills are for the most-part would be Toyota-centric, and unmarketable anywhere else.

A big mistake IMO, if I'm understanding this correctly.

I was wondering if they aren't looking to force you to buy only TRD aftermarket products by doing this?

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That seems like what Sony does make proprietary software and hardware so you are forced to buy only Sony products.