Posted Nov 16, 2011, by John Day
Roger Lanctot, senior analyst at Strategy Analytics, has lavish praise for Zypr™, a cloud-based, voice-powered web API (application programming interface) recently launched by Pioneer Corp.
“Zypr has the most ambitious connected vehicle vision, ‘mashing up’ multiple social networking resources for a seamlessly integrated connected experience,” Lanctot said. “The product represents the kind of solution … Read More
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Posted Aug 17, 2010, by John Day
The GENIVI Alliance, which is working toward a scalable software architecture for in-vehicle infotainment (IVI), recently released an IVI software architecture report based on interviews with automakers, tier one firms, semiconductor suppliers, and service providers, including Alliance member and non-member companies.
Relevant IVI architecture suppliers, according to the report, include Microsoft, … Read More
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Posted Jun 19, 2010, by John Day
If you weren’t watching as closely as Roger Lanctot was, you may have missed the significance of a recent announcement from telematics systems vendor ATX Group.
ATX provided TeleAid services to Mercedes-Benz customers until last fall, when Mercedes switched to Hughes Telematics and launched mbrace. Mercedes wants customers to switch from TeleAid to mbrace, but ATX recently launched a downloadable smartphone … Read More
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Posted Mar 29, 2010, by John Day
A thought has occurred to at least two of us, the other being Roger Lanctot, director of business development in the global automotive practice at Strategy Analytics. Last week he wrote “…objections to mobile phones in cars masks a movement opposed to an even wider array of emerging and existing automotive technologies and in-cabin interfaces.”
He was referring to a ban on hand-held cell phone use … Read More
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