Android Automotive

Product experience:

Fewer notifications

To minimize driver distraction, heads-up notifications (HUNs) in a car have tighter limitations compared to other devices.

HUNs in the car should be actionable and time-sensitive, with an importance level of HIGH or above, and they also must meet one or more of the following criteria:

• Safety-critical
• Driving-relevant
• Communications-related

Less content per notification

Simpler interactions

Awareness of the car’s driving state

Android Automotive OS includes a UX Restrictions Engine, which is a set of rules (configurable by car makers) about what can and cannot happen during particular driving states.