Start your engine: a new version of our Android Automotive virtual device has been released! This update includes improvements such as baseband and network features, enabling more realistic connectivity simulations for testing and development.
Genymotion Cloud Car (Android Automotive OS 14.0) is already available on both AWS marketplace and Azure marketplace, each offering a free trial option.
If you have specific feature requirements or need a tailored solution for Automotive OS, our team is ready to collaborate and deliver the perfect solution for your project — just reach out!
What’s new?
In addition to the existing features of our Android Automotive virtual device, this new release add baseband and network emulation. This includes:
- Network widget: Test how your applications behave under different network conditions (e.g., LTE, 5G, signal strength variations, no data).
- Baseband widget: Emulate different carrier profiles and test SIM-based features.
What is Android Automotive?
Android Automotive (AAOS) is a specialized version of Android designed for In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems. It requires developers to follow automotive UI guidelines.
Our emulator bridges the gap for developers who lack access to real vehicle hardware. It integrates a customizable Vehicle Hardware Abstraction Layer (VHAL) over gRPC protocol, allowing you to read/write vehicle properties programmatically and test your applications in a fully virtualized automotive environment.
You can simulate GPS location changes and vehicle movement, making it easy to test route-based applications, navigation features, and geofencing scenarios. You can find an example below where you replay GPS traces by injecting the coordinates within the virtual device.
In a real vehicle, the Vehicle HAL is communicating with various vehicle sensors and ECUs (Electronic control Units) to retrieve and expose the values of these parameters. As you may not have access to any real hardware. You can use Genymotion to dynamically adjust vehicle parameters such as speed, fuel level, and engine state to test use cases responses under various driving conditions.
This is only the tip of the iceberg ! For more details and examples, please refer to our tutorial.
What’s next?
Head over to AWS Marketplace or Azure Marketplace to try out the latest version of Genymotion Android Automotive virtual device today! Find out more in our latest release note.
If you have any specific requirements, or need a tailored solution, our team is ready to collaborate with you. Contact us to discuss how we can help and build the perfect solution for your project.
Again, thank you for being part of this journey! We can’t wait to hear your feedback!
