2026-06-18
Android Automotive virtual devices (AAOS 14) are now officially available on Genymotion SaaS.
You can now spin up and run Android Automotive OS virtual devices directly in your browser or your CI/CD pipelines!
What is Android Automotive?
Android Automotive (AAOS) is a specialized version of Android designed specifically for In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems.
It requires developers to adapt their applications to follow strict automotive UI guidelines.
It ensures safety and usability on the road.
Developers rarely have a real vehicle or dedicated hardware setup sitting at their desks to test their apps.
Our emulator bridges this gap perfectly by providing a fully virtualized automotive environment.
The fully virtualized automotive environment behaves as much as possible like a real vehicle.
The emulator features a customizable Vehicle Hardware Abstraction Layer (VHAL) over the gRPC protocol.
The VHAL allows you to read and write vehicle properties programmatically.
You can tweak car parameters (speed, fuel, climate) to test how your app responds to various driving conditions.
Combined with our mocking features (GPS, Network and Baseband emulation, etc.), you can easily simulate route-based applications.
You can also simulate signal strength drops.
You can also simulate geofencing scenarios without leaving your desk.
A seamless experience in Genymotion
Just like all Genymotion virtual devices, you can interact with your Android Automotive environment directly from your web browser.
You can use the Genymotion SaaS UI and widgets.
You can also connect to your Android Automotive environment via ADB.
But the flexibility doesn’t stop there.
Automation ready
You can scale your tests by using Genymotion SaaS automation.
You can build custom CI/CD workflows using our command-line tool, gmsaas.
You can also use our HTTPS APIs.
Desktop integration
You can access and interact with your Genymotion SaaS Automotive template directly from the Cloud tab in Genymotion Desktop.
To help you hit the ground running, you also have a step-by-step tutorial on how to dynamically change vehicle properties to jump start your automotive testing workflows.
Starting a virtual vehicle is just a few clicks away.
Here is a sneak peek at what the Genymotion Automotive recipe looks like to start your first Automotive virtual device:
What’s next?
Head over to Genymotion SaaS to start your virtual device with Android Automotive (AAOS 14) today!
> Note: If you have specific version or feature requirements, require a custom hardware configuration, or need a tailored solution for your own Automotive OS, contact us to discuss your requirements.
Thank you for being part of this journey with us.
We can’t wait to hear your feedback on this new release.