Though I’m not sure why, a guy took the time and effort to mod his motorcycle to run UNIX (FreeBSD 5.2.1 to be exact). It currently logs video off his helmet cam and, eventually, he’d like it to log tracks from a Garmin GPS V, power his iPod as well as interconnect with the ECU to do PowerCommander like work.
That is way cool! I know BMW and Mercedes-Benz use a form of UNIX with the concept cars. They are trying (and succeeding) at having the car drive itself. Monitor all aspects of operation too. In the future, they are looking at having those cars Wi-Fi compliant. Future is almost here too…
See my friend Peter’s http://ltodyssey.org/ – Linux & GPS & temperature data on a motorcycle, rode through America taking webcam pics every three seconds, stitched together to make videos. Awesome.