Linux In The Dashboard?

Would you want an open source OS in your car... Controlling everything from the motor to the brakes to the internet access? Frankly, over the years, TMC has grown with not only Microsoft computers but we relied on Unix since about 1982. Today we have a mix of Microsoft and Linux boxes powering TMCnet and and TMC in general. I think a Linux-based approach to automotive computing makes sense since it will drive costs down. As this engadget article discusses of course, it would be nice to have v