Introduction This two-part blog post explores the Amazon Alexa APIs and their applicability for in-vehicle use.Part I of the series  provided an overview of Alexa and its current uses in [...]

Introduction This two-part blog post will explore Amazon Alexa APIs and their applicability for in-vehicle use.Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa is currently the dominant voice recognition technology for in-home devices. Thanks [...]

Introduction An earlier post about over the air updates via the smartphone discussed the need for in-vehicle systems to open a secure connection to the cloud, via the smartphone, to [...]

Introduction Like virtually every other industry in the world, the automotive sector has been profoundly affected by the explosion of smart devices. Today, smartphones let millions of people enjoy the [...]

Thanks to the proliferation of mobile phones, connected consumer electronics devices and cloud-based software, consumers have come to expect automatic, seamless over-the-air (OTA) updates that don’t disrupt their device usage. [...]

In 2011, Silicon Valley luminary Marc Andreesen famously wrote that “software is eating the world,” a sentiment one would have been hard-pressed to argue against even six years ago. We [...]

Radio Revolution For over 50 years, the radio experience in cars has remained virtually unchanged. The simple thrill of turning a dial to a set frequency and magically receiving audio [...]

Waiting for the future In a relatively short period, driverless cars have gone from science fiction to everyday fact. Companies like Waymo have already logged millions of miles successfully testing [...]

Overview As any electric car owner knows, it is important for every electric vehicle (EV) to properly and accurately display remaining driving range based on the current battery charge. The [...]

Initially connecting the phone to the car has been about displaying content from phone into vehicle.  With Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android focused on extending mobile content to the car, [...]