Tag: infotainment
Two OEM Infotainment Updates
Mercedes-Benz and Tesla are offering updates to their infotainment systems. Mercedes is rolling out new features via an...
GM Deletes Silverado Work Truck Radio Option
Here is another opportunity for car audio dealers due to lingering shortages of chips and automotive parts. The...
JVCKENWOOD, Alps Alpine Q1 Results
JVCKENWOOD and Alps Alpine reported their earnings for the quarter ended June 30. JVCKENWOOD reported that its aftermarket...
Sony Teams With Honda on Car For 2025
Sony and Honda said they will pair up to develop battery-powered electric vehicles with the first model due...
HARMAN’s Latest Premium Audio OEM Plan
HARMAN announced, under its Infinity brand, a software upgrade for OEM car audio. It will allow car companies...
Apple May Expand CarPlay
Apple is working on technology that would expand CarPlay deeper into car functions, reports Bloomberg. The iPhone maker...
VOXX Ramping up Automotive OEM Deals
Back in February last year, VOXX signed a deal with Amazon to offer Fire TV in its rear...
It’s Not a Joke…
Everything in this post may seem like an April Fool's prank but actually happened; just as shipping containers...
Harman’s New OEM Headrest Speakers
Headrest audio “is growing in the industry” as it can create "immersive and personal surround,” said Harman in...
Alpine Teams With McIntosh on OEM Systems
Alps Alpine, maker of Alpine car audio and McIntosh Group, maker of McIntosh and Sonus faber brands, have...
Aftermarket Asks Ford For Upgrade Path
Chris Cook of the Mobile Electronics Association (MEA) asked Ford executive Tim Yerdon for clear guidelines on upgrading...
3 Automotive Innovations
Here are some updates on automotive innovations and novelties: A New 'Motorcycle-Car' https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/10/business/electrameccanica-solo-motorcycle-car.html?auth=login-email&login=email A new...
Alps Alpine, JVCKenwood Report COVID-19 Impact In Year End Forecasts
Both Alps Alpine and JVCKenwood said COVID-19 has had a significant impact on sales for their recent quarter...
Meet the Uconnect 5
Fiat Chrysler announced today a new Uconnect infotainment system that is so fast it is "instantaneous," it claimed. ...
Panasonic and Klipsch to Create Car Audiophile Systems
Klipsch is entering the OEM car audio market in a collaboration with Panasonic Automotive. At CES, Klipsch, a...
Mercedes Option May Aim at Aftermarket
Mercedes-Benz recently began allowing European customers to upgrade their radio later in the life of the car. And...
New In-Car Music Player Due
Apparently, it's not enough for Spotify to be offered as a feature on car radios. It reportedly wants...
New Bose Tech for the Car
Bose is upping its game in noise cancellation for the car, which may or may not create more...
Mercedes/Garmin Offer Car Smartphone Control
Mercedes-Benz will offer a Mercedes-branded version of a Garmin fitness watch that can connect to a car app...
Car Radio Gets Artificial Intelligence
LG Electronics will show at CES 2019 an in-car infotainment system that applies Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the...