Setting up was a breeze -- no software was required on either our MacBook Pro or ThinkPad T410S. Of course, while the plugandplay ability is nice, we did wish there was software for customizing the scroll wheel shortcuts (USB Overdrive let us do that with no issue on our Mac, however).
OpenXC platform will transform the car into a plug-and-play platform where interchangeable open-source hardware andsoftware modules that can be quickly and easily customized by developers for specific tasks.