From smartphones to dashboards: The era of Android Automotive

Welcome to our Android Automotive Meetup! Today we dive into the fascinating world of automotive technology and its connection with Android. Our two presentations offer an exciting insight into the latest developments and challenges in this emerging field.

Talk 1: Android Automotive (AAOS) - An Introduction and Overview (Anna-Lena)

Android, or the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), is primarily known from the smartphone market. What is less well known, however, is that the AOSP also provides a good basis for embedded systems and ensures a pleasant reading experience on eReaders, for example.

Google is now increasingly pushing into the automotive sector with Android Automotive. But what exactly is Android Automotive or the Android Automotive Operating System (AAOS)? How does it differ from Android or the AOSP? And what are the advantages over classic operating systems for infotainment?

Talk 2: Glass-To-Glass Latency in Android - How to debug the Android Graphics Stack (Stefan)

What is the glass-to-glass latency in Android? It’s the delay between the camera taking a picture and the screen displaying the picture again. This presentation is a technical tour through the Android graphics system and hardware. From the measurement setup, based on cables, LEDs, photodiodes and an oscilloscope, to camera sensors and the rolling shutter effect, to displays and refresh rates, to surfaceflinger and vsyncs, and last but not least, to the ultimate tool to debug most of your performance issues, to Android's systrace.

Agenda
The presentation language is English.
18:00 | Doors open
18:30 | Talk 1
19:15 | Break with food & talks
19:45 | Talk 2
20:30 | Time for further discussions

Speaker Bio
Anna-Lena has been working as an Embedded Systems Developer at inovex since 2015 and holds a Master's degree in Embedded Systems. As a hobby, she also studies Electrical Engineering. Professionally, Anna-Lena focuses on the development of Embedded Systems based on Yocto or the AOSP, kernel drivers, IoT, and organizing the Embedded Systems department. She is also involved in Girl's Day to get young girls interested in technical careers.

Stefan has been an Embedded Linux and Embedded Android developer at inovex since 2017. He is a Linux kernel contributor and has been professionally involved in all topics related to embedded software development since 2015. Even before that, he dived into the depths of Linux and open source. But for the last few years, the Linux and Android graphics stack has been his greatest passion.