Posted 04/16/09 at 12:30:31 PM by David Murphy

Open-source software is a pretty familiar concept to most geeks.  But what about an open-source car?  The idea is more than just a theoretical mash-up of computing terms and the automotive world.  Quite a few companies are working to bring the collaborative nature of open-source idea generation to the pavement, and some of their prototypes certainly blow the best of today's automarket right out of the water.  At least, they're pretty stunning in the design department.  Because that's the problem with a piece of hardware as complicated as an open-source car -- a concept is one thing, but execution seems to be a bit more difficult than creating a piece of software.

Pop the clutch and click the link to speed into the world of open-source vehicles!

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