The week of October 19 -26 was hopeful and then disappointing for many of our readers at AUTO Connected Car News. News included iOS 8.1 Bluetooth fixes/snafus, a new Apple car-controlling patent, new connected car concept cockpit, new Freescale chips with Wi-Fi and more connected Lexus S models.
We find it very amusing that Apple whose recent iOS 8-8.2 update fried Bluetooth connections with in-car infotainment systems filed a patent that allows an
Visteon is a major supplier to car makers. To see what the cockpit of cars will look like in a few years, look at Visteon’s new connected cockpit concept. It is designed to securely connect the car to the driver and Cloud computing. The cockpit concept will be demonstrated at Electronica 2014 in Munich.
The OASIS (Optimized. Adaptable. Secure. Intelligent. Seamless) cockpit integrates the driver’s custom profile to the vehicle infotainment system, safely.The systems uses a low energy use Bluetooth profile.
Freescale Semiconductor announced a hardware/software development system for Ethernet connectivity (Wi-Fi) in vehicles. The system can be used for infotainment, instrument cluster, camera telematics and rear seat entertainment designs. It supports real-time data transport throughout the vehicle.
The new SABRE (Smart Application Blueprint for Rapid Engineering) for Auto Infotainment (AI) features i.MX 6 processors to speed and simplify Ethernet Audio Video Bridging (AVB) deployment. Freescale reports that it is Freescale’s most scalable implementation of the ARM Cortex-A9 CPU cores, with processing speeds up to 1 GHz, and a high level of automotive-specific integration. The expansion boards range in price from $699-$799.
iOS 8 has been plagued with Bluetooth bugs connecting to in-car infotainment systems.The manifest of features for iOS update shows a Bluetooth fix which hopefully will help our readers who have tried everything from complaining to Apple to “nuking” their phones to get Bluetooth work. Almost every car maker was affected including BMW, Audi, GM(Chevy, GMC, Cadillac, Buick), Mercedes-Benz, VW, Mazda, Lexus, Fiat, Hyundai and more.
Lexus announced the features of its new 2015 Lexus LS line with many new high-tech features including a new multimedia infotainment system with a 12.3-inch screen.
The new multimedia system with navigation screen has predictive traffic with detour preview, ETA calculation and when the tank is near empty it shows gas stations nearby. The free Lexus Enform App Suite features bird’s eye map views with 3D building views, to make finding destinations easier.
As many of our readers know, there have been iOS 8-8.02 Bluetooth issues with in-car infotainment systems from almost every car maker including BMW, Audi, GM(Chevy, GMC, Cadillac, Buick), Mercedes-Benz, VW, Mazda, Lexus, Fiat, Hyundai and more. An AUTO Connected Car News commenter summed it up this way, “Apple blames the car makers and the car makers blame Apple.” Hopefully, the update to iOS 8.1 will help users connect their iPhones with their automobiles.
There have been new cyber security initiatives for the automotive industry with an alphabet soup of acronyms, standards, algorithms and protocols. ASDL comes from SBD and NCC Group while IPS based on DPI comes from the Argus Cyber Consulting. ECUSHIELD (pronounced E.C.U. shield) from TowerSec offers intrusion protection (IPS) and firewalls.
The Connected Car Expo at the LA Auto Show announced major speakers and programs from Volvo, Hyundai, GM/OnStar, Audi/NVIDIA, Ford and Jaguar Land Rover. Volvo
IHS is known for tearing down smartphones and tablest to find out how much they cost to make and analyse its suppliers.
IHS recently tore apart a 2013 Telsa Model S, and found that the Tesla S is more like a giant iPad than traditional vehicles
Today is a holiday in the United States, Columbus Day, when Columbus discovered America. We thought today would be a great day to discover new videos of interest to connected car fans.
Intel in the first promotional video shows how it developing security for “Intelligent Cars” that are step above connected cars.
Doing things while you are driving is distracting. The more brain power the function requires the more distracting it is. The AAA Foundation for Traffic