What&#x27;s the developer ecosystem around car software like these days? I mean, in an industry in which mechanical&#x2F;aerodynamic engineering is so paramount, what is the rigor of the mindset and culture among the groups that build the network and user-interface software? I&#x27;d have to guess that it&#x27;d be an emerging field, with the IoT being relatively new, even if it were heavily populated by programmers who worked on the more traditional aspects of vehicle operation (engines, etc)...and with the overall high demand for skilled developers in all the other parts of software industry.<p>I&#x27;m being biased here because I recently bought a vehicle which charges some non-significant amount of money ($50, or maybe $99?) to just buy an iPhone app that connects to the vehicle&#x27;s dashboard, then an HDMI cable if I want to connect the phone&#x27;s video to the screen to watch my phone&#x27;s movies, and then a subscription fee afterwards to do GPS and other on-demand services. Not saying that that&#x27;s a shortsighted business model -- maybe car customers are paying for it in the droves -- just that it&#x27;s one that naturally attracts fewer scrutinizing eyes, which can non-directly impact the attitudes and culture of the development team. Also, I guess I just don&#x27;t see many auto software developers talking&#x2F;showing their trade, as opposed to dev teams from other traditional behemoths -- such as Best Buy and Walmart -- who despite not working for their tech-focused disruptive competitors, still produce and share software that is public-facing.