Toyota, Nissan unite to build software standard

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  1. ggood

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    Toyota Motor and Nissan Motor will join hands in a bid to save costs and create an international standard for the software that operates a car's electronic systems.

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    With luck, that may be good news for aftermarket product integration in the future. I'm talking about adding proper sound systems and so on. If there's a standard for the software, there should be more modularity and replaceability of components. Here's hoping! :)