The team just returned from competition, and despite a few setbacks, the gauge cluster was a resounding success. As a result, we were able to win 1st place for Static Consumer Acceptability (SCA). SCA judges look at the driver experience, fit and finish, and comfort of the car. The ability to do customizable themes was especially impressive to the judges. The well implemented gauge cluster was cited as a specific reason we won in that category.

With the Efika MX a team of (very time-limited) college students were able to do something that the OEMs are still developing themselves. By leveraging well-documented open-source tools (python and pygame) we were able to be extremely productive. Also, Genesi provided a huge amount of support (hardware and software). Without them, this project would not have been possible.

I'll post soon with some final pictures of our gauge cluster themes.