Night Ride – Infotainment Core

This repository contains the core infotainment application for the Night Ride open-source automotive modernization project.

The application is built with Qt 6 / QML and is intended to run on embedded Linux systems using Wayland.

It provides the foundation for:

• vehicle HMI rendering
• media and navigation integration
• system UI and display logic

⚠️ This is not a finished consumer product. It is an experimental, engineering-focused project.

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🛠 Build Instructions

It is recommended to install Qt using the Qt Online Installer (OSS): https://www.qt.io/download-qt-installer-oss

Install Qt 6.9.3 (or another compatible Qt 6 version).

⚠️ If you choose a different Qt version or installation path, you must adjust CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH accordingly.

Make sure all required Qt components for your chosen version are installed. If you discover a minimal dependency set or missing packages, please consider opening an issue or pull request.

Default Qt path

/home/[username]/Qt

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📦 Clone and Build

git clone https://github.com/NightRideOrg/nr-infotainment-core.git
cd nr-infotainment-core

mkdir build && cd build

cmake .. \
  -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=~/Qt/6.9.3/gcc_64

make -j$(nproc)

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▶ Running the Application

./nightride-infotainment

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🪟 Wayland compatibility notes

Most Qt-based applications can be run under Wayland if they support platform overrides.

Examples

pure-maps Should be built manually. See: https://github.com/rinigus/pure-maps/blob/master/Build.md

Run under Wayland:

QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland pure-maps

Spotify (Electron-based)

spotify --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform --ozone-platform=wayland

Application behavior under Wayland depends on compositor and system setup.

Note

This program uses the IVI Protocol and the Qt IVI Compositor, so compatibility may vary even more depending on the compositor.

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🖼 Background image requirements

• Minimum resolution: 1920×1080
• Images are cropped while preserving aspect ratio