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A project log for Car of the future!

An ongoing project to add entertainment, bells, whistles and quality of life improvements to the car.

jdubjDub 01/12/2015 at 21:191 Comment

Now that the headrest monitors are in, and my lil gremlins... I mean, kids, are happy and watching movies to their hearts content while we drive, its time to move on to what Mom and Dad want.

Heres the gameplan

Remote car start, ability to use a non transponder key to run the car by allowing the same key we use to bypass the passkey2 immobilizer to send transponder signals in run mode( this would require the user to authenticate, or else any fool with a screwdriver could drive off with my car.)

OBDii interface specifically for comfort features, this would be seat heaters, steering wheel buttons, window controls

GPS

Accel/gyro/compass to assist gps in fine tuning where the hell we are and where we are going

Small OLED display on dash for feedback

Car wifi bridge (so when its parked we can sync the in car NAS with the home NAS)

Cellular internet (using freedom pop usb modems (2) )

In car wifi

complete headunit replacement

-- Gutting factory radio and stock dvd changer, removing crapping infinity audio amplifier

--raspberry pi using SDR for fm tuning

--airplay receiver

--pandora radio

Adding a 433 long range keyfob

--- More? Ordering parts now!!

Discussions

ipaq3115 wrote 01/12/2015 at 22:12 point

Yup, this is pretty much what I've always wanted to do with my car... need more free time! I'll definitely be following this one! +1 for the freedom pop modems idea. That also sounds like a really good way to control a car from long distances for those times when it's too far for the 433 keyfob.

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