Open Source Cars

Posted by Hyder on December 8th, 2006

Open source software sure I can imagine it, I use some everyday. But an Open source car? Now that’s something to talk about.

Started in 1999, the idea is basically as outlined -

A community of people plans and develops a new car in the web. The idea is about the goal todevelop a simple and innovative car, but also about the way how this goal is achieved. We would like to convey the idea of Open Source to “hardware” and we want OScar to be the precursor for many different projects in this field. If you are interested in how the idea was formed, visit the website and read the manifesto.

This is probably one of the most inspiring projects out there. These guys have not set a deadline of any kind for themselves instead they want to build something that will eventually help people.

I can imagine a day when this car becomes a reality and who knows maybe even starts a revolution in the automotive industry. Wouldn’t it be cool to walk into a car lot and get one of these cars for free and in return all you would have to do is to make sure you always do something in return to help out the project. The options are endless.

Amazing!

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