Developers in Cars https://www.developersincars.de A talk format, talking to people who develop software for cars Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:01:17 +0200 en 2024 BMW AG https://www.developersincars.de/img/cover.png Developers in Cars https://www.developersincars.de The cover image of "Developers in cars" 1500 1500 Michael Tasior (BMW AG) A talk format, talking to people who develop software for cars false Michael Tasior (BMW AG) developersincars@bmw.de serial Michael: What the heck is this thing What the heck is this thing? And more introductory notes.

]]> -680632846 Sun, 8 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0100 What the heck is this thing? And more introductory notes.

]]> Michael: What the heck is this thing Michael Tasior (BMW AG) 5:14 1 full false Konrad: Team Honey Bee In our first episode we talk to Konrad, the PO of team Honey Bee. We talk about the origin story, how work is being done and what has been learned.

For further reading:

https://www.mapbox.com/blog/the-bmw-group-the-mapbox-navigation-sdk-for-automotive](https://www.mapbox.com/blog/the-bmw-group-the-mapbox-navigation-sdk-for-automotive)

https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0401875EN/bmw-group-expands-bmw-operating-system-8-integrates-android-automotive-os](https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0401875EN/bmw-group-expands-bmw-operating-system-8-integrates-android-automotive-os)

]]> 177833398 Mon, 9 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0100 In our first episode we talk to Konrad, the PO of team Honey Bee. We talk about the origin story, how work is being done and what has been learned.

For further reading:

https://www.mapbox.com/blog/the-bmw-group-the-mapbox-navigation-sdk-for-automotive](https://www.mapbox.com/blog/the-bmw-group-the-mapbox-navigation-sdk-for-automotive)

https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0401875EN/bmw-group-expands-bmw-operating-system-8-integrates-android-automotive-os](https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0401875EN/bmw-group-expands-bmw-operating-system-8-integrates-android-automotive-os)

]]> Konrad: Team Honey Bee Michael Tasior (BMW AG) 14:47 2 full false Max: Developing an automotive Android App This time I have my teammate Max with me who tells us more about developing a large-scale automotive Android Application.

We dive into the similarities between CE devices and cars and talk about their differences as well. We also go through our development and testing strategies and talk about the perks of developing a car app: driving during coding.

For further reading:

https://zuul-ci.org/](https://zuul-ci.org/)

https://superuser.openstack.org/articles/zuul-case-study-bmw/](https://superuser.openstack.org/articles/zuul-case-study-bmw/)

]]> 2077672761 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0100 This time I have my teammate Max with me who tells us more about developing a large-scale automotive Android Application.

We dive into the similarities between CE devices and cars and talk about their differences as well. We also go through our development and testing strategies and talk about the perks of developing a car app: driving during coding.

For further reading:

https://zuul-ci.org/](https://zuul-ci.org/)

https://superuser.openstack.org/articles/zuul-case-study-bmw/](https://superuser.openstack.org/articles/zuul-case-study-bmw/)

]]> Max: Developing an automotive Android App Michael Tasior (BMW AG) 17:39 3 full false Klara: Oh look! point clouds Klara is telling me all about her doctorate.

For further reading:

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2112.04267.pdf](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2112.04267.pdf)

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2003.08934.pdf](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2003.08934.pdf)

]]> 1584175475 Mon, 6 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0100 Klara is telling me all about her doctorate.

For further reading:

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2112.04267.pdf](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2112.04267.pdf)

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2003.08934.pdf](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2003.08934.pdf)

]]> Klara: Oh look! point clouds Michael Tasior (BMW AG) 27:04 4 full false Chris: Flutter Chris talks me through mobile App development at BMW.

We are talking about early stages and tech stacks and all the learnings we gained along the way. Then we go over the

My BMW App development from the beginning to now.

For further reading:

https://www.bmw.de/de/topics/service-zubehoer/bmw-connecteddrive/my-bmw-app.html](https://www.bmw.de/de/topics/service-zubehoer/bmw-connecteddrive/my-bmw-app.html)

https://github.com/bmw-tech](https://github.com/bmw-tech)

]]> 500148321 Mon, 3 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0200 Chris talks me through mobile App development at BMW.

We are talking about early stages and tech stacks and all the learnings we gained along the way. Then we go over the

My BMW App development from the beginning to now.

For further reading:

https://www.bmw.de/de/topics/service-zubehoer/bmw-connecteddrive/my-bmw-app.html](https://www.bmw.de/de/topics/service-zubehoer/bmw-connecteddrive/my-bmw-app.html)

https://github.com/bmw-tech](https://github.com/bmw-tech)

]]> Chris: Flutter Michael Tasior (BMW AG) 35:11 5 full false Maria: Becoming a developer Maria talks me through her journey of becoming an Android developer within Team HoneyBee

]]> -59834319 Fri, 26 May 2023 00:00:00 +0200 Maria talks me through her journey of becoming an Android developer within Team HoneyBee

]]> Maria: Becoming a developer Michael Tasior (BMW AG) 21:22 6 full false Dimitri: The architect of glory Dimitri tells me his three ground rules on how to set up an agile project in a waterfall-oriented company.

We are talking about reducing dependencies, increasing team responsibility and establish a before and after view.

]]> -329382964 Fri, 28 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0200 Dimitri tells me his three ground rules on how to set up an agile project in a waterfall-oriented company.

We are talking about reducing dependencies, increasing team responsibility and establish a before and after view.

]]> Dimitri: The architect of glory Michael Tasior (BMW AG) 28:21 7 full false Celine: Building a software practice Céline tells me what a software practice is at BMW, how to build it up and how to keep growing.

We are talking about myJourney and the Connected Company and about the department structures. How

the journey began and what steps were taken to set up and grow software development here ad the CoCo.

Also, we go through career paths for a developer and what will come up in the near future in terms of software development.

]]> -546580424 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0200 Céline tells me what a software practice is at BMW, how to build it up and how to keep growing.

We are talking about myJourney and the Connected Company and about the department structures. How

the journey began and what steps were taken to set up and grow software development here ad the CoCo.

Also, we go through career paths for a developer and what will come up in the near future in terms of software development.

]]> Celine: Building a software practice Michael Tasior (BMW AG) 22:31 8 full false Susanne: Talk to me Susanne gives me a glimpse into how our Intelligent Personal Assistant works

We talk about all the building blocks, team setup and testing. We also go through all layers and functionalities that

have to work seamlessly in twenty languages. Also we hint about the future.

]]> -1812321835 Fri, 13 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0200 Susanne gives me a glimpse into how our Intelligent Personal Assistant works

We talk about all the building blocks, team setup and testing. We also go through all layers and functionalities that

have to work seamlessly in twenty languages. Also we hint about the future.

]]> Susanne: Talk to me Michael Tasior (BMW AG) 32:31 9 full false Maxim: Data Products Maxim takes me into the realm of Data Products.

We talk about how we generate data products based on a specific example. We go a little into the machine learning

background and then walk through the development side to learn how all the knowledge is applied to actual products.

]]> -821524032 Fri, 9 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0100 Maxim takes me into the realm of Data Products.

We talk about how we generate data products based on a specific example. We go a little into the machine learning

background and then walk through the development side to learn how all the knowledge is applied to actual products.

]]> Maxim: Data Products Michael Tasior (BMW AG) 34:49 10 full false Nora & Phil: Rebuilding the Navigation User Experience Nora and Phil join me in my little Podcasting booth. We talk about rebuilding the Navigation User Experience for BMW OS9

and MINI.

In this episode we introduce our listeners to the thought processes behind the new UI for BMW and also into the

reasoning behind certain decisions in the MINI UI.

We talk about market requirements and studies that have been taken and how we as team HoneyBee managed all of this

]]> -1054446260 Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0200 Nora and Phil join me in my little Podcasting booth. We talk about rebuilding the Navigation User Experience for BMW OS9

and MINI.

In this episode we introduce our listeners to the thought processes behind the new UI for BMW and also into the

reasoning behind certain decisions in the MINI UI.

We talk about market requirements and studies that have been taken and how we as team HoneyBee managed all of this

]]> Nora & Phil: Rebuilding the Navigation User Experience Michael Tasior (BMW AG) 36:19 11 full false David: I AM SO SMRT David joins me to talk about his experiences evaluating LLMs and building new features from them.

We talk about their use as developers, a little bit about customer features and the question if they make us developers obsolete in the future

]]> -1388007258 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0200 David joins me to talk about his experiences evaluating LLMs and building new features from them.

We talk about their use as developers, a little bit about customer features and the question if they make us developers obsolete in the future

]]> David: I AM SO SMRT Michael Tasior (BMW AG) 32:43 12 full false Max & Mladen: eRoutes Max and Mladen are here, and we talk about long distance travel with electric cars.

For deeper information check these theses:

- Globally optimized route calculation: [https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8813822](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8813822)

- Meta Routing: [https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9264845](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9264845)

- Time-optimal Strategy: [https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9178332](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9178332)

Or a more visual explanation: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dLBNudMUAQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dLBNudMUAQ)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocNZ3Ni2raw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocNZ3Ni2raw)

]]> -586214566 Mon, 4 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0100 Max and Mladen are here, and we talk about long distance travel with electric cars.

For deeper information check these theses:

- Globally optimized route calculation: [https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8813822](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8813822)

- Meta Routing: [https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9264845](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9264845)

- Time-optimal Strategy: [https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9178332](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9178332)

Or a more visual explanation: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dLBNudMUAQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dLBNudMUAQ)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocNZ3Ni2raw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocNZ3Ni2raw)

]]> Max & Mladen: eRoutes Michael Tasior (BMW AG) 37:42 13 full false Chris: Compose yourselves! Chris explains how to move from View based UI to Compose in a large-scale Navigation App.

]]> 203714581 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0100 Chris explains how to move from View based UI to Compose in a large-scale Navigation App.

]]> Chris: Compose yourselves! Michael Tasior (BMW AG) 33:55 14 full false Andrea & Varshitha: BMW Labs Andrea and Varshitha introduce me to BMW Labs. Then we completely nerd out about HomeAssistant and its integration to BMW vehicles. Also we are not sorry about that :)

For further reading:

https://labs.bmw.com](https://labs.bmw.com)

]]> 648122905 Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0200 Andrea and Varshitha introduce me to BMW Labs. Then we completely nerd out about HomeAssistant and its integration to BMW vehicles. Also we are not sorry about that :)

For further reading:

https://labs.bmw.com](https://labs.bmw.com)

]]> Andrea & Varshitha: BMW Labs Michael Tasior (BMW AG) 24:42 15 full false