Automotive on FOSS Engineer https://fossengineer.com/tags/automotive/ Recent content in Automotive on FOSS Engineer Hugo en-US Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:31:49 +0200 SavvyCAN - Visual CAN Bus Analysis for Vehicle Reverse Engineering https://fossengineer.com/savvycan-canbus-reverse-engineering/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0200 https://fossengineer.com/savvycan-canbus-reverse-engineering/ <strong>SavvyCAN</strong> is an MIT-licensed Qt desktop tool for visual CAN bus analysis. I inspected the repo, checked the latest release assets, reviewed its example logs and DBC tooling, and mapped how it complements opendbc for CAN reverse engineering. opendbc - Python API, CAN Databases, and Car Interfaces https://fossengineer.com/opendbc-python-api-for-your-car/ Sat, 11 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0200 https://fossengineer.com/opendbc-python-api-for-your-car/ <strong>opendbc</strong> is comma.ai&rsquo;s MIT-licensed Python API for vehicle CAN work. I inspected the repo, tested the PyPI and editable install paths, loaded a Toyota DBC, packed and parsed a CAN frame, and mapped where DBC files, car ports, and safety logic fit.