Development roadmap

From c,mm,n

We distinguish two tracks in the development roadmap. First there is a roadmap of how we develop the project itself. The second roadmap is on the c,mm,n concept and vehicle. Of course they are closely related and interlinked, but as we get a lot of questions on both tracks, we address eacht separately.

Project setup roadmap

After displaying c,mm,n on the March 2007 Dutch cars show (AutoRAI), the project slowed down a bit to allow all partners involved to catch up with all the work they didn't get around to earlier. During the summer of 2007, the original partners gathered to sketch the outline of 'c,mm,n 2.0'. c,mm,n 2.0 will become truly open source: where the project was 'just' a concept envisioned to become open source during 'c,mm,n 1.0', the aim is now to set up project coordination and development facilities to allow all who are interested to contribute the the further development of c,mm,n. Although the responses to c,mm,n 1.0 have been (and still are) truly enthusiastic, acquiring funds for c,mm,n 2.0 proved to be the first real challenge. This is also the reason for the slow setup of the project.

October 1st, 2007

Remmert Stipdonk (student at Delft University of Technology) started research and internship at LogicaCMG for online automotive collaboration platform

January 31st 2008

first major funding decision expected

February/March 2008

project management bureau to be erected (whether 'interim' or 'definite' depends on outcome of funding)

February 16th, 2008

first c,mm,n garage, at which both the c,mm,n concept as well as project planning will be discussed

March/April 2008

additional funding decisions expected

June/July 2008

first results for online development tool expected

c,mm,n development roadmap

In this early stage of c,mm,n 2.0, a very detailed planning of c,mm,n development can not yet be provided. Roughly outlined, though:

• the preparatory conceptual phase was completed in 2007 when c,mm,n 1.0 ended
• 2008 heralds the truly open source development stage. New concepts are added, and distilled into a proof-of-concept phase called c,mm,n 2.0
• from 2010, the proof of concept should evolve into prototypes of c,mm,n mobility products (both physical and servicelike products). This is the c,mm,n 3.0 phase.
• from 2011, the first c,mm,n mobility products should hit the market

And that's the end of it? Of course not. As you see in the table, each phase continues once it's started. One of the things 'open source' means, is that development never stops because new and better ideas keep popping up.