20 years of experience in software, mostly in Aerospace and Automotive industries.
Since 2018 has been working with Android Automotive systems, firstly helping build and launch an OEM In-vehicle Infotainment System (IVI) and more recently on the app distribution domain helping app developers bringing their apps into Android Automotive based systems in a consistent and scalable way.
Actively involved on the COVESA Automotive AOSP App Framework Standardisation, helping shape the ecosystem and avoid fragmentation.
Jose Freitas
Head of Product @ Faurecia Aptoide
The Future of 3rd Party App Ecosystems in Cars
● What do you see as the role of 3rd party apps in cars?
● What do you see as the biggest blocker for creating a strong ecosystem of 3rd party app developers for cars at the moment?
○ The elephant in the room: Google Play.
● Do cars need 3rd party apps?
● For app store providers - how do developers deploy apps into your stores? How do they know what cars they will end up in and how do they know that apps will work fine in the car?
● Number of cars, compared to mobile devices, is low. What is the incentive for app developers to spend time developing for cars?
○ How do you see monetisation in cars working?
○ How do you make sure users won’t have to double pay for the same app they’ve already purchased on their mobile devices?
○ List of past failures in creating an ecosystem is long: Microsoft, Amazon, etc. What are we doing differently?
● Can I enable ADB in my car in the future?
Talk Title
How “Write-Once / Deploy Everywhere” is Becoming a Reality in Automotive Applications
Discover how Covesa standardizes Android Automotive to make it easy to create applications and new experiences for the automotive;
Covesa gathers app developers, car manufacturers, suppliers, and provides specifications and open source code.
Join us on this exciting journey!