‘Key Components’ of FCA’s Harman-Google Smart-Car System Debut in 2019
Fiat Chrysler (FCA) picked Harman and Google to deliver a new connected-car “ecosystem” for vehicle owners globally, said the automaker Tuesday. “Key components” will begin debuting “in phases across global regions,” and all new vehicles “will be connected” by 2022,…
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it said. “Off-board,” the system will use architecture based on Harman’s Ignite cloud-based platform, said FCA. “On-board,” the Android-powered system’s “app-based environment” will provide fresh content updates over the air, plus “seamless” wireless integration with Android mobile devices, it said. Harman, which Samsung bought two years ago for $8 billion (see 1703130001), launched the Harman Ignite platform at CES 2017 to integrate management of connectivity, analytics, applications and devices (see 1701040031).