I think that CAN-BUS Shield I linked has an Arduino library on Github, complete with examples you can reference, when you're ready for that step. You mention that most of your dev experience is in ...

Arduino is launching new versions of the Uno board powered by a Renesas 32bit microcontroller. The Uno R4 comes in two versions: the basic Uno R4 Minima and the Espressif-equipped Uno R4 WiFi.

Arduino has introduced a Nano shaped board with a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth LE capable Espressif’s ESP32-S3 microcontroller, supporting it with the Arduino IDE and MicroPython. “Beginners can explore in an ...