Google to Reveal In-Car Infotainment System
Google is already hard at work developing driverless cars, but its reach into the automotive world is getting deeper.
Auto link will not be a standalone infotainment setup, but rather a “projected” system which means a Google Android-powered smart phone can be controlled using the car. The phone’s functions will then be mirrored on the car’s LCD screen, effectively allowing your phone to act as the infotainment system. Both Apple and Google are taking the same approach to in-car infotainment, developing systems that rely on smart phones.
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Google is “also developing new Android platform features that will enable the car itself to become a connected Android device,” the company said in January.
Details on the setup are expected to come at the Google I/O conference which is happening on June 25-26 in San Francisco.
[Source: Automotive News]
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Having used Unix-based computers for over 30 years, Linux for over 10 years, and Android systems recently in tablets and smartphones, I trust the Android system from Google for vehicle entertainment and control more than Microsoft or Apple.