back in January about the teaming up of car companies and tech firms. Beyond one merely providing the infotainment systems, apps, and touchscreens for the other, foundations are seemingly being laid for deep-routed collaborations. Cars are, after all, inevitably turning into highly connected platforms as reliant on efficient and upgradeable software architecture as smartphones and laptops.
LG says with Magna it will develop a proof of concept for an “automated driver infotainment solution” providing “differentiated customer experiences,” which means there will be several levels of optional tech in this infotainment package so it can potentially be sold to multiple auto manufacturers.
You snooze you lose.