Abstract: In one aspect, an information terminal of a vehicle has a display device and a vehicle interface connecting to a plurality of distinct vehicle communications platforms supporting a plurality of vehicle systems. It also has a storage device storing an operating system of the vehicle information terminal, a plurality of graphical operator interface (GUI) applications corresponding to the vehicle systems and configured to execute on the operating system, and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute the GUI application on the operating system to display a GUI window on the display device, the GUI window providing for an operator's selection at least some of the plurality of GUI applications, to receive a selection by the operator of a GUI application, and to interface with the vehicle system to which the selected GUI application corresponds over the vehicle communications platform via the GUI window.