Based on the Yocto Project, a complete embedded Linux development environment with tools, metadata, and documentation, the new AGL distribution includes:

  Complete Linux-based distribution based on Yocto Project
  Common IVI layer that can be shared by multiple projects (AGL, GENIVI, others)
  Complete open source development infrastructure including Git code repositories, Gerrit code review and Jira bug and issues tracking, all hosted by the Linux Foundation
  Continuous integration via Jenkins
  Automated testing infrastructure 
  Westin IVI shell with Wayland IVI extension (from GENIVI)
  Support for Qt multimedia and QML applications
  Demo applications for Home Screen, Media Browser, HVAC Control and Display, AM/FM Radio and Navigation
  First open source MOST device driver developed by Microchip Technology
  Option for both native and HTML5 applications

The albacore release is available for the Renesas porter board and on 32bit&64bit x86 here: https://download.automotivelinux.org/AGL/release/albacore/latest/

Prepare Repo:

  $ mkdir ~/bin
  $ export PATH=~/bin:$PATH
  $ curl https://storage.googleapis.com/git-repo-downloads/repo > ~/bin/repo
  $ chmod a+x ~/bin/repo

To download all layers for the for the latest stable release, Agile Albacore 1.0:

  $ repo init -b albacore -u https://gerrit.automotivelinux.org/gerrit/AGL/AGL-repo
  $ repo sync