What (or Who) is Macchina?
We are a team of Car Nerds that build hardware to help you Root Your Ride!
We are a team of Car Nerds that build hardware to help you Root Your Ride!
Macchina is proud to work in collaboration with the University of Minnesota's Thomas E Murphy Engine Lab on the project, “Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle Optimization Using Vehicle-to-Cloud Connectivity.” The project is sponsored by the Department of Energy, Office of Science, Small Business Technology Transportation Program. The project will be completed this summer.
When we originally designed M2, we added a XBee®-compatible socket to the processor board to give you as many add-on options as possible. This has worked well for many projects, but it turns out many of you are just looking for a cheap way to add Bluetooth and WIFI.
Most newer cars already have a display showing you how efficiently you are driving. Usually this takes the form of a digital readout showing you miles driven per gallon of gas over 2 time-frames: short term (instantaneous) and long term (average). Wouldn't it be cool to add this feature to older cars?
