The document discusses several open source tools used for automotive software development including the GENIVI Development Platform (GDP), Franca interface definition language, CommonAPI C++ framework, Google Test testing framework, and Git/Gerrit version control. The GDP provides a development environment for creating automotive applications and includes features like the Qt Creator IDE, Yocto build system, and tools for DLT logging. Franca and CommonAPI allow defining interfaces and communicating between processes, while Google Test supports unit testing and Git/Gerrit manage code versions.