The latest Windows Embedded platform brings touch input, speech commands and advanced Silverlight graphics to infotainment systems in cars. – Microsoft introduced Windows Embedded Automotive 7, the latest version of
its Windows platform for cars, on Oct. 19. It will be available to quot;select
car makers and suppliers in the automotive industry, quot; the company said in
a statement.
Part of Microsoft’s family of embedded platforms,…
Men’s Journal featured Intel in the article, “The Car of the Future is Here Now.” The article covered futuristic automotive products that are available and possible with today’s technology. Ton Steenman discussed the possibilities of Internet-connected dashboards, such as in-car applications, social networking and traffic updates via crowd-sourcing. The October 2010 print edition is available now.
The Renault-Nissan alliance has become a template for the car industry
EVER since the forging of Renault’s alliance with Nissan in 1999, Carlos Ghosn, the boss of both carmakers, has been on the lookout for new partners. He passionately believes that the alliance model he has created is superior both to the full mergers the car industry has often mucked up and to the limited co-operation deals that are two a penny. But attracting others to his big tent has taken time.
In 2002 Nissan launched what has proved to be a successful joint venture in China with Dongfeng: it has become the leading Japanese brand in China, now the world’s most important car market. In late 2007 Nissan beat out General Motors to become a “strategic partner” of AvtoVaz, a big but sickly Russian carmaker, taking a 25% stake. Since then, Russian car sales have nearly halved. But Mr Ghosn believes that the tie-up with AvtoVaz will bring his alliance a 40% share of a market that was briefly as big as Germany’s and probably soon will be again. …
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