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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Linux is now an option for safety-minded software-defined vehicle developers (arstechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Can you please name at least one product that directly uses and relies on Linux for a safety-critical system? Those vehicles only use Linux for the ICE and not the ECU. And those medical devices are not directly controlling patient-facing instruments via Linux as far as I know.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I'll gladly provide 2 examples that I know of :

The entirety of the Tesla OS is based on Linux, meaning that their proprietary autopilot program running on their OS is directly dependent on the Linux kernel for its core functionality.

Tesla has been working to upstream support for their Full Self-Driving (FSD) SoC into the mainline Linux kernel.

Tesla's Autopilot HW3 computer is running Linux kernel 4.14.

Tesla has been enabling the Tesla FSD SoC for the upstream Linux kernel over the past year.

Lastly, NASA's Mars helicopter.