Ford and Mazda join the effort as first Unified Code Base distribution is announced.

Linux is driving into 2016 with new members joining the Automotive Grade Linux project and a new Unified Code Base distribution to enable the next generation of automotive technology.AGL is run as a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project that first got started in September 2012. Ford, Mazda, Mitsubishi Motors and Subaru are now officially joining the ranks of the AGL project alongside existing members, which include Toyota, Nissan, Jaguar Land Rover and Honda.The addition of Ford to the AGL project is particularly noteworthy for a number of reasons.”We are very excited to have Ford on board,” Dan Cauchy, general manager of Automotive at the Linux Foundation, told eWEEK. “This is the first U.S.-based OEM to join AGL.”