ALS: Automotive Grade Linux

Although I hope this goes somewhere, I fear this will be one of the few times we hear about it.
Each of the big automotive companies, and even some of the smaller ones like Mazda or Hyundai, seem to want their own systems. The results are, in my experience, universally terrible.
If they would at least offer an option for a standardized in-dash docking mechanism we could slap in a tablet and let it communicate with the rest of the system (but only control non-safety critical systems like IVI, climate control, or whatever) through a webview, or whatever Afloat/Genocide/whoever else decides upon.
Just give me my massive, bright, multi-touch friendly screen sitting in the dash which I can fondle at my leisure.