30 open-source projects similar to commaai/opendbc, ranked by shared indexed features. Tags may describe platforms or build tools rather than the same primary purpose. Check each project’s use case, license, and deployment requirements before treating it as a replacement.
ArduPilot is an autonomous vehicle autopilot software platform designed to manage navigation, stabilization, and mission execution for aerial, ground, and marine vehicles. It functions as a comprehensive flight controller that utilizes a real-time operating system kernel to manage concurrent control loops, sensor fusion, and state-based logic for diverse operational modes. The system distinguishes itself through a modular hardware abstraction layer that decouples navigation logic from specific sensor drivers and microcontroller architectures. It employs a message-oriented telemetry protocol t
PX4-Autopilot is a professional-grade flight control software stack designed for autonomous unmanned vehicles, including multicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, and vertical takeoff and landing platforms. It operates as a modular, real-time framework that decouples flight control logic from hardware drivers through a publish-subscribe middleware architecture. The system utilizes a deterministic microkernel runtime to execute time-critical flight control loops and sensor fusion tasks, ensuring stable navigation and vehicle operation. The platform distinguishes itself through a parameter-driven conf
AirSim is a high-fidelity simulation platform designed for the development and testing of autonomous vehicles. Built as a plugin for game engines, it provides a physics-based environment that models vehicle dynamics and sensor data, serving as a foundation for robotics research, computer vision training, and reinforcement learning. The platform distinguishes itself through its support for hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop testing, allowing developers to validate control logic and firmware against real-world signals or concurrent processes. It offers extensive programmatic control
This project provides a complete set of design files and hardware specifications for a 3D-printable industrial-style robot arm. The system includes a CAN bus robot controller for managing stepper motors and sensors, a kinematics engine for calculating joint angles and poses, and a UDP-based Python API for sending motion commands and monitoring telemetry. The system features a force-controlled robotic gripper that utilizes field-oriented control on stepper motors to enable compliant grasping and precise force sensing. It also includes a 3D position visualization tool for real-time telemetry tr
Openpilot is an open-source driver assistance system that integrates with vehicle control units to provide automated steering, acceleration, and braking. It functions as an automotive robotics middleware, utilizing a specialized runtime environment to process sensor data and execute real-time control commands that manage vehicle dynamics. The platform distinguishes itself through a hardware-agnostic interface that translates standardized driving commands into the proprietary protocols required by a wide range of vehicle makes and models. It employs neural-network-based path planning to predic
Open Vehicle Monitoring System - Version 3
Unified Diagnostics Service (UDS) and OBD-II (On Board Diagnostics for Vehicles) C Library
The can package provides controller area network support for Python developers
:articulated_lorry: Awesome CAN bus tools, hardware and resources for Cyber Security Researchers, Reverse Engineers, and Automotive Electronics Enthusiasts.
Portable reference implementation of the Cyphal protocol stack in C++ for embedded systems and Linux.
Python implementation of UDS (ISO-14229) standard.
Android OBD diagnostics with any ELM327 adapter
Converting Can (Controller Area Network) Database Formats .arxml .dbc .dbf .kcd ...
Linux-CAN / SocketCAN user space applications
XUAN is an autonomous vehicle control system that integrates microcontrollers and sensors to manage hardware drivers and AI module communication. It consists of embedded vehicle control firmware, microcontroller hardware designs, and a vehicle chassis CAD model. The project provides the electronic and physical specifications for a bicycle-based vehicle, including PCB schematics and hardware layouts for a controller that manages motor drivers via communication buses and motion sensors. It also includes a set of 3D design files and engineering data for the physical structural frame. The system
TeslaMate is a self-hosted system for recording and archiving telemetry from Tesla vehicles to a local database. It functions as a vehicle data logger and telemetry dashboard designed to maintain a complete history of driving and vehicle state data locally. The system includes a vehicle charging cost tracker to monitor the financial cost of charging sessions based on energy usage and electricity rates. It also features a geofencing location manager for defining custom geographic boundaries to automatically label visited locations and a home automation data broker that publishes real-time vehi
TeslaMate is a self-hosted vehicle data logger that records telemetry, charging sessions, and driving history from Tesla vehicles for private analysis. It consists of a data logger, a PostgreSQL relational data store, and a visual telemetry dashboard for analyzing battery health, energy consumption, and driving efficiency. The system features an MQTT telemetry bridge that streams real-time vehicle states and coordinates to external home automation platforms. It also utilizes geofencing to identify and name custom physical locations based on vehicle coordinates. The platform covers a broad ra
Light Show is a toolkit for composing, validating, and executing synchronized lighting and mechanical performances on vehicle hardware. It provides a framework for creating complex shows that integrate audio tracks with precise lighting patterns and the movement of mechanical components. The project utilizes a structured data format to define sequences, allowing for the granular control of individual light segments, intensity transitions, and interior display states. It includes specialized utilities for coordinating these animations across multiple vehicles simultaneously, ensuring that ligh
Autoware is an open-source autonomous driving software platform built on the robotics middleware standard. It provides a comprehensive stack for managing perception, planning, and control, enabling the development and deployment of full-stack autonomous driving software on commercial transport hardware. The platform utilizes a component-based modular architecture that organizes driving functions into isolated, interchangeable nodes. This design is supported by a hardware-abstraction layer and plugin-based sensor integration, which allow the software to interface with diverse hardware configur
Autoware is a modular autonomous driving stack and open-source platform for advanced driver assistance systems. It functions as an integrated operating environment that manages the full pipeline from sensor data processing to vehicle actuation, utilizing the ROS 2 robotics framework for distributed communication and hardware abstraction. The system provides a comprehensive software architecture to enable autonomous driving across various vehicle platforms. It coordinates perception, planning, and control systems to operate vehicles without human intervention. The platform covers several core
Chrono is a multi-physics simulation suite that functions as a multibody dynamics simulator, a finite element analysis tool, and a robotics simulation framework. It provides specialized solvers for fluid-solid interaction and distributed physics engines capable of synchronizing multiple agents across a network. The project features a dedicated pipeline for converting CAD assemblies into simulation-ready formats and integrates directly with robot operating systems to validate autonomous control logic and sensors. It differentiates itself through the use of WebAssembly for portable browser-base