Something worries me about commodifying driving distractions. Every day I see several people fiddling on their phones in the front seat, and I know I'm no less guilty. How much thought have you put in about safety criteria for these car apps?
That said, I'd be totally down with some passive applications for a console. Maybe a navigation plugin that helps find the cheapest gas without wasting extra miles to get there, or a roadtrip meal planner that helps direct you to restaurants you like at proper eating hours.
Hopefully no Facebook though, and definitely no GTA.
The same should work just fine for certain dashboard interaction.
Not sure if this is a standard Android feature or something put in by Cyanogenmod.