Android Automotive Emulator "no system images installed for this target"

I had a very similar issue and wrote a little guide how I solved it : https://maltewolfcastle.medium.com/how-to-setup-an-automotive-android-emulator-f287a4061b19

Basically I had to import the device profile that comes with the Polestar 2 system image. You can select that from the Table category then and run any Automotive System Image you installed with it.


You are not on the Canary channel for Android Studio, so you are not receiving updates for the Automotive Image. Your Android Studio version is only receiving updates for stable releases of Android. This can be fixed by switching over to the Canary channel in the Android Studio Preferences or downloading the Canary version.

Go to 'Android Studio >> Preferences >> Appearance & Behavior >> System Settings >> Updates'. From there you should a drop-down menu for "Automatically check updates for 'Stable Channel'". Go to the drop-down menu and switch over to 'Canary Channel'.

Another solution is to download the Canary version of Android Studio listed here: https://developer.android.com/studio/archive. Look for the releases that are labelled 'Canary'.


For Automotive OS (not Android Auto) you must add system image (at the moment only for Volvo Polestar 2 image)

  1. In Android Studio, select Tools > SDK Manager
  2. Click the SDK Update Sites tab
  3. Click Add icon
  4. Enter the following Name and URL, then click OK

Name: Polestar 2 System Image
URL: https://developer.polestar.com/sdk/polestar2-sys-img.xml

Click Apply, then click OK and create a car AVD


Android Automotive emulator :-> you need to add system image of polestar and for that select Tools > SDK Manager Then , Click the SDK Update Sites tab Now Click on Add Icon

Enter Name and Url for image

Name: Polestar 2 System Image URL: https://developer.polestar.com/sdk/polestar2-sys-img.xml