- Google has developed a dashcam app for Android Automotive that allows cars to record their surroundings using their built-in cameras.
- Many cars running Android Automotive don’t have a native dashcam app, so Google’s solution could spur some car makers to roll one out.
- Google says its dashcam app is production ready and customizable, so car makers can either deploy it as is or make changes before rolling it out.
Modern cars have a lot of electronics, including multiple cameras to detect people or objects behind the vehicle or to prevent collisions with anything in front. Despite many cars being equipped with cameras, only a few support using them to record their surroundings. You still need to buy a dashcam for most vehicles, including many cars that run Android Automotive. Google wants to change that, though, which is why it developed a dashcam app that car makers can easily integrate into their own vehicles.
