Tuesday, January 21, 2014
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Mobile Apps Connect Your Automobile to the World
We are a society on the move.
Many of us eat in our vehicles, watch DVDs, map out travel plans, and use our mobile phones. Now that list is set to expand, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Next week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Google and German auto manufacturer Audi will announce that they are working collaboratively to develop in-car entertainment and information systems based on Google’s Android software.
This move will allow vehicle passengers and drivers to access music, navigation, and other services available on the Android platform. Google says that there is also interest from Toyota and Tesla.
Not to be outdone, Apple is staking out its own territory to add its technology into new vehicles. The company has said that it expects about a dozen carmakers to adopt Apple technology in 2014, citing the current support of automakers BMW, Daimler AG (Mercedes Benz division), GM, and Honda Motor Corporation.
In another developments:
The goal, according to industry insiders, is that technology providers are seeking to advance the mobile agenda, producing technology that doesn’t require drivers to take their eyes off the road or hands off the wheel.
To read the full article, click here
Next week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Google and German auto manufacturer Audi will announce that they are working collaboratively to develop in-car entertainment and information systems based on Google’s Android software.
This move will allow vehicle passengers and drivers to access music, navigation, and other services available on the Android platform. Google says that there is also interest from Toyota and Tesla.
Not to be outdone, Apple is staking out its own territory to add its technology into new vehicles. The company has said that it expects about a dozen carmakers to adopt Apple technology in 2014, citing the current support of automakers BMW, Daimler AG (Mercedes Benz division), GM, and Honda Motor Corporation.
In another developments:
- GM and Audi have announced plans to equip vehicles with fourth-generation cellular chips for connection to the Web without use of a smartphone.
- GM’s 2015 cars are expected to feature a constant wireless broadband connection.
- Ford announced that it is adding App integration to 3.4 million cars already on the road through a software update.
The goal, according to industry insiders, is that technology providers are seeking to advance the mobile agenda, producing technology that doesn’t require drivers to take their eyes off the road or hands off the wheel.
To read the full article, click here
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