Macchina: The Ultimate Tool for Taking Control of Your Car!

A project in Minneapolis, MN by Macchina
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Learn about the inner workings of your ride and customize it with Macchina's M2 hardware, an open and versatile development platform.
Backers: 1463
Average Pledge Per Backer: $97

Funded: $141,758 of $25,000
Dates: Feb 21st -> Mar 23rd (30 days)
Project By: Macchina
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Latest News

Developers! Get your garage cleaned up & ready for hacking!

March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Early developer project status updates Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve given out a few M2 samples to developers we know to start working with. We’re amazed at the progress that everyone has already made. We’ve selected a few projects here... (Read More)

Kickstarting Innovation: Four Startups Receive Crowdfunding Support In March

March 20th - via: tcbmag.com
From a car hacking device to chairs that simulate floating, innovators in Minnesota have recently received hundreds of thousands of dollars in financial backing. (Read More)

Halfway there and M2 starts a car!

March 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi team, We wanted to address some of the more frequent questions and feedback that we were getting, so we decided what better way to do that than to do a real project? Can M2 actually start a car? Yes! Yes, it can! A friend of ours has a Chevy... (Read More)

M2: Already in use by security professionals

March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi team, For today’s update, we are going to let someone else do the writing. The pros over at GRIMM have been testing the alpha version of M2 for a while now as they work on automotive security projects. GRIMM is an engineering and consulting firm... (Read More)

Hack Your Car With the Macchina M2 on Kickstarter

February 28th - via: snapmunk.com
As our cars get more and more advanced it seems there's one company out there dedicated to giving you complete control of your car. (Read More)

Macchina: More than hardware

February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi team, WOW! This campaign kinda blew up on us in a great way. We met our goal right away, but more importantly we are going to be getting a lot of hardware into people's hands all over the world. We already have 400 units spoken for! What’s even... (Read More)

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