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nbt-android-auto

Wired Android Auto for the original BMW NBT head unit (QNX 6.5 x86): hardware video, iDrive controller, cluster navigation

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GITHUB · launched Nov 9, 2026 · 29 upvotes (top 78%) · 0 views

Niche: screen mirroring and casting software · 76 launches, 9 in the last 7 days ▼ -18% · Explore this niche →

Category and tags
  • Horizontal
  • Hardware & robotics
  • Prosumer
  • Not AI
  • Hobby / open-source project
  • android-auto
  • bmw
  • idrive
  • nbt
  • qnx

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Could you build this?

No The product needs reverse-engineered BMW NBT head-unit internals, QNX 6.5 low-level work, and hardware video output, plus an iDrive controller interface. This is embedded and automotive hardware work that vibe coding can't substitute for.

What it would actually take: A real version requires deep QNX 6.5 and x86 BIOS/bootloader knowledge, reverse engineering of BMW's CAN-bus and iDrive protocols, and a hardware video path (likely a USB or HDMI capture or injection setup). Working with the Android Auto protocol stack on a legacy RTOS takes embedded systems and automotive expertise plus physical test hardware.

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 357 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #275 of 358 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 313 days after the earliest competitor.

  • EntryNav2-Android-Auto · github · 2026-11-10 · 35 upvotes · similarity 0.67
  • entrynav2-idrive6-android-auto · github · 2026-11-09 · 17 upvotes · similarity 0.63
  • DiPlay · github · 2026-09-24 · 300 upvotes · similarity 0.55
  • xcertplay · github · 2026-09-12 · 228 upvotes · similarity 0.52
  • idrive-apps · github · 2026-10-31 · 199 upvotes · similarity 0.51
  • IDEmu · github · 2026-11-09 · 99 upvotes · similarity 0.51
  • PlayThing · github · 2026-10-17 · 16 upvotes · similarity 0.50
  • DashPlay · github · 2026-10-12 · 10 upvotes · similarity 0.49

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