software in cars needs to be fast or the rumor of a slow acting car software get spread real fast.
http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articl ... second.htm
Distrowatch have them and many others under Embedded Linux distributions. so most likely it means one have to be a developer to get access to their linux distribution.MontaVista Software has always been a leader in embedded-Linux commercialization. The company has developed Linux-development platforms since 1999, when founder Jim Ready pledged to bring "100% pure Linux" to the world under the GNU (GNU's not Unix) GPL (general public license). Since then, MontaVista has specialized in embedded and real-time Linux.
But it could inspire others to try out things from the description they make.
Here is one of their linux OS programs.
http://www.mvista.com/product_detail_mvl6.php
Here about a "mobile" system.
http://www.mvista.com/product_detail_mob.php