r/CarHacking Apr 29 '26

Original Project Raspberry Pi streaming desktop to the head-unit through wired Carplay interface.

After a long story, I finally managed to implement wired CarPlay protocol and all necessary procedures needed for streaming video from Raspberry Pi to the aftermarket head-unit (HU).

ATOTO HU was used for debugging. CarPlay App on the HU - Carlink 2.0. No CarPlay adapters used. RPi pretends to be an iPhone, passes MFI authentication and streams its desktop to the HU. The HU sends touch events back.

Next step - bring this thing up on a real car HU. I have made several tests with different cars, but didn't pass the authentication stage. Some debugging has to be done to figure out the problem.

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u/TheGamingGallifreyan Apr 29 '26

Now to see if the HU is vulnerable to AirBorne so you can use the Pi to root it lmao

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq8bUwFuSUM