Apple released the update 8.1.1 for iPhone 4S-5/C/S-6-6+. The description does not mention the word Bluetooth:
“This release includes bug fixes, increased stability and performance improvements for iPad 2 and iPhone 4s.”
INRIX announced that it has partnered with Samsung for traffic apps for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge and Gear S. INRIX
The most popular articles on AUTO Connected Car News focus on the recent snafu with Bluetooth connections and in-car infotainment systems from either the upgrade
The second day of Telematics West Coast in San Diego offered more insight to the challenges car makers face with in-vehicle infotainment systems, selling cars,
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
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.
The Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC), announced that the new Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge are MirrorLink-enabled. They also announced apps that work with MirrorLink.
MirrorLink-enabled apps that were on display at the Paris auto show include:
One of the best features of cars that connect to smartphones is Bluetooth, giving the driver access to his/her phone through a microphone and speakers
We at AUTO Connected Car News only cover the connected car space. We find itvery amusing when standard news agencies cover the topic because they mix up their facts and confuse information. Christiano Amon from Qualcomm spilled some interesting connected car industry beans with a few surprises and incorrect facts to Fox news.
Volkswagen Group’s Electronics Research Laboratory (ERL) is working on more “intuitive” forms of driver, car and external communications, noted a news release from the company. Volkswagen group encompasses Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, and VW.
ERL researchers are looking at the three elements important for connected driving, the car, mobile devices and cloud.
AUPEO! announced its infotainment streaming radio service will be available for Volkswagen cars. Already available on Audi, the audio streaming platform works from smartphones to the in-dash infotainment center via MirrorLink.
In Hannover, germany at CeBIt, Volkswagen CEO Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn showed James 2025 as the car cockpit of the future.
The comfy virtual cockpit allows drivers to relax and lets the car drive itself through a few buttons on the dash. When the car is in automatic driving mode, the head unit screen system shows the car’s planned driving maneuvers while a second screen gives access to infotainment functions. The steering wheel moves away. At any time like when an airplane is using auto-pilot the driver can take over driving the car.(see video below)