Oscar
= Open Source Car project
URL = http://www.theoscarproject.org/
Description
"It is the goal of the OScar Project to develop a car according to Open Source principles. In our opinion, a car is not a vehicle full of high-tech gadgets. Instead, we are looking for a simple and functional concept to spread mobility. Form follows function.
Apart from that, OScar is not just a car. It is about new ways of mobility and the spreading of the Open Source idea in the real (physical) world. On this website, you will find a great community of developers and drivers who want to invent mobility anew and together.
The project started in 1999. In December 2005, it reached release 0.2."
Status
"A wave of initial enthusiasm surrounded the project. However, activity diminished substantially in 2001. Merz managed to revive the project in 2005: apart from the core team of four people, around 100 enthusiasts were engaged in this project (i.e., they contributed to the project by making at least one entry within the discussion forum). From these 100 participants, 15 were very active, i.e., they added a high double-digit number of entries to the discussion forum." (R&D Management 39, 4, 2009)