Tag: infotainment
Android Auto Goes Wireless
Here’s another update from the Google I/O conference Wednesday. Android Auto will get a wireless connection to an...
SiriusXM Continues Hints at SXM 17
SiriusXM says it is expanding user trials of a new platform code named SXM 17 that combines both...
Alpine Names New President
Alpine Electronics, the parent company to Alpine Electronics of America, has named Nobuhiko Komeya, currently the company’s Senior...
What 12V Dealers Should Know About the Internet of Things
One of the key trends of the future, which we glimpsed at CES in January, is that the...
First View: Back Seat Video for Self-Driving Car
If cars go autonomous, what happens to the entertainment systems? Ford is giving us a glimpse of that...
Best Sounding Premium OEM System
Several car makers are releasing new branded ‘ultra’ premium car audio systems this year that can include 34...
An Amazing Car Speaker
Akoustic Arts is developing a personal speaker that sends out a precise beam of audio so that one...
VOXX Names New Head of Aftermarket Car Electronics
The long-time head of car electronics for VOXX Electronics, Tom Malone, has been promoted to the new post...
Tons of GM Cars Get Android Auto
General Motors just became a hotbed of Android Auto capability. More than 30 US models under Chevrolet, Buick,...
It’s Official: Aftermarket Head Unit Sales Grew in 2015
Against the odds, aftermarket in-dash CD player sales in the US (wholesale) grew by 7 percent in units...
Parrot’s Unusual Car Radio
Parrot showed at CES the “Simple Box,” which won a 2016 CES Innovation Award. The box is part...
More Evidence Consumers Love Car Audio
A new study shows that consumers value and want high quality car stereo. It also reveals OEM advantages...
Two Hints of Wireless CarPlay at CES
CarPlay is great but you still have to take your phone out of your pocket and plug it...
In a First for CES, Pioneer Reveals OEM Products
For the first time, Pioneer Electronics is displaying both OEM and aftermarket car audio/infotainment and safety products at...
Harman to Put Microsoft Office in Cars
Harman is announceing a partnership with Microsoft during CES 2016 this week that will allow it to integrate...
BMW’s Next Trick at CES
BMW will demonstrate at CES next week, a new “AirTouch” system, which uses hand motions and gestures to...
Good News for CarPlay
There is some new evidence that CarPlay is selling well, according to The Wall Street Journal. General Motors...
Harman Distributes Dirac Sound Technology
Harman announced it will become the worldwide distributor of Dirac Research’s sound optimization technology to automotive OEMs. Dirac...
Ford Adds Siri to Sync
Ford has added Siri voice capability to Sync vehicles (2011 and later) through a software upgrade. Once downloaded,...
Tech Ride of the Year 2015
After testing 22 car models, Yahoo Autos concluded its Tech Ride of the Year for 2015 with the...