Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

I believe Mars has the largest percentage by planet of linux machines with working sound.

Is this audio/video bus a result of the space program?



It is driven mainly by automotive uses. Modern instrument clusters in all cars are running Linux, and need to handle sound and video streams of terrifying variety, including dashcams, back-up cams, sirius radio, phone bluetooth, and more to come, directed to various display devices including actual screens, the instrument cluster, speakers, and phone calls.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: