Smartphones, Telematics Applications and The Connected Car

Author: Dominique Bonte, Vice President and Group Director, Telematics and M2M

Published: 07 Dec 2010

The integration of smartphones and smartphone applications into vehicles represents nothing less than a renaissance of the interest in both consumer and commercial telematics markets. Car OEMs, automotive Tier One suppliers, telematics service providers, and independent system and software developers are rushing to bring telematics smartphone applications to the market with new solutions announced almost on a daily basis. The dynamics of the smartphone and application store revolution are now spilling over into the automotive industry. However, the hidden agenda is really about bringing free connectivity into the car.

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