#7 It supports high-tech traffic control

Linux's traffic control functionality offers a lot of capabilities related to influencing the rate of flow, as well as latency, of primarily outgoing but also in some cases incoming network traffic. It is designed to be a "construction kit" rather than a turn-key system, where complex network traffic policing and shaping decisions can be made using a variety of algorithms, as reported by Funtoo. San Francisco recently started using traffic controllers that are powered by Linux.

#6 Toyota's "In-Vehicle-Infotainment" and communications systems run Linux

According to Webopedia, the In-Vehicle-infotainment (IVI) systems are used in automobiles that deliver entertainment and information content. While each IVI system is different, typical tasks that can be performed with an in-vehicle infotainment system include managing and playing audio content, utilizing navigation for driving, delivering rear-seat entertainment such as movies, games, social networking, listening to incoming and sending outgoing SMS text messages, making phone calls, and accessing Internet-enabled or smartphone-enabled content such as traffic conditions, sports scores and weather forecasts.

Currently, Toyota is using Linux as the base platform to develop IVI technologies for its automobiles.

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