[maratc]

That's interesting but GP points out that major applications like

> car console, tablet, media centre, info kiosk etc

would be possible but hard without a mainstream browser. Sure, one can develop a native application, but this is not how mainstream development is done these days. E.g. info kiosks basically are browsers that display whatever there is on a (frequently updated) server, and so there's zero maintenance for a kiosk.

[caslon]

There are plenty of companies that make desktop apps. Car consoles (generally) don't use browsers. I am sure that those applications would get on just fine without running Chromium. A car with a web browser is a nightmare.

[f00zz]

Don't know about kiosks, but QML is quite popular in applications like in-vehicle infotainment systems.