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Android & Automotive Foundations
Establish the platform layers and automotive context.
- Android architecture refresher
- AAOS vs Android Auto
- System services
- Automotive product constraints
- Build / deployment concepts
All training programs
ANDROID → AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES → HAL / VHAL → SECURITY → DIAGNOSTICS
Android Automotive OS (AAOS)
Understand Android Automotive as a vehicle platform: architecture, services, vehicle integration, HAL/VHAL, security, diagnostics and engineering workflows.
Outcomes
Explain the AAOS architecture and major layers
Understand vehicle-property flow through VHAL and services
Recognize integration, security and diagnostic responsibilities
Reason about production AAOS platform design
Audience & prerequisites
Who it is for— Automotive software engineers— Android engineers entering automotive— Embedded / platform engineers— Architects and integration teams
Prerequisites— Linux and Android fundamentals helpful— C/C++ or Java/Kotlin familiarity depending on track
Representative curriculum
Training topics, organized as engineering modules.
The exact sequence is adjusted to the audience. Foundation topics can be compressed for experienced teams; architecture and troubleshooting can be expanded for advanced programs.
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AAOS Architecture
Understand the major automotive framework components.
- Car Service
- Car APIs
- Vehicle properties
- System apps
- Permissions and roles
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HAL / VHAL
Trace vehicle data between hardware abstraction and applications.
- HAL concepts
- Vehicle HAL
- AIDL interfaces
- Property configuration
- Read/write/event flows
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Integration
Connect platform services to vehicle and application behavior.
- Vendor integration
- Service lifecycle
- API usage
- Diagnostics
- Failure scenarios
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Security & Safety Context
Apply appropriate boundaries to an automotive platform.
- Permissions
- SELinux context
- Attack surface
- Data protection
- Secure integration
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Performance & Troubleshooting
Diagnose platform behavior using Android and Linux evidence.
- logcat
- dumpsys
- Service diagnosis
- Resource pressure
- Startup and runtime analysis
Hands-on work
Labs are part of the learning path.
Exercises emphasize observation, implementation, failure and diagnosis rather than command copying.
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Trace an AAOS vehicle-property flow
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Inspect Car Service and vehicle properties
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Explore VHAL configuration
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Use logcat / dumpsys for diagnosis
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Analyze an AAOS integration failure scenario
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Align the program to your engineering environment.
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