Helpful Links

NXP Platform

• NXP Android Automotive Software Page — Download portal for the Android Automotive BSP source bundles and release artifacts (login required).
• Android Automotive Quick Start Guide (UG10177) — Getting-started guide for the NXP Android Automotive BSP.
• Android Automotive User’s Guide (UG10176) — In-depth reference for building and customizing NXP’s Android Automotive OS image.

Android Automotive

• An Introduction to Android Automotive OS - Chris Simmonds, NDC TechTown 2021 — Overview of the Android Automotive OS platform architecture.
• Open source and Android Automotive OS - Chris Simmonds | droidcon Berlin 2025

Build System

• The AOSP Build System - Chris Simmonds, 2net — Walkthrough of the Android Open Source Project build system internals.
• Android Automotive Feature Control — AOSP documentation on enabling and disabling automotive features in the Android build.
• Resource Overlay System (RROs) — AOSP guide to runtime resource overlays for customizing Android UI without modifying source packages.

Cuttlefish Virtual Device

• Cuttlefish: Get Started — Official guide for setting up and running Cuttlefish virtual devices.
• Cuttlefish WebRTC Streaming — Using the browser-based WebRTC UI for visual access to a Cuttlefish instance.
• Create a custom Cuttlefish device — Defining a custom Cuttlefish product configuration.

Flashing & Deployment

• UUU (Universal Update Utility) — NXP’s open-source flashing tool used to write images to i.MX boards over USB. The uuu binary must be on your PATH to run the full flash workflow.