Apple and Google Prepare For The Next Big Battleground - Controlling Your Dashboard

While everyone expects Google and Apple’s next big fight to be over watches or TVs, it increasingly looks like cars will be the next big tech battleground — as cars become more connected and intelligent, Apple and Google are striving to be at the center of the driving experience. 

According to The Wall Street Journal, Google is set to announce a partnership with Audi at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next month to “develop in-car entertainment and information systems that are based on Google’s Android software.” Google will also announce joint efforts with other car and tech companies, including Nvidia, to integrate Android into various cars. Google wants to make Android the default operating system for the car, much as it has done for mobile devices.

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Agent009 - 12/31/2013 11:23:39 AM

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If Android becomes a standard then well all need to start walking. I work with three different companies that make iOS and Android apps.

To sum it up briefly:

iOS 95% of all sales.
Android 95% of all problems.

In the current state of the Android world there is no way you are going to have a reliable interface without a reliable standards.

MattDarringer - 1/1/2014 7:05:21 PM

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What if a manufacturer let apple and android design a screen that replaced the traditional instrument panel and a user could choose from between different appearances whenever and wherever?

t_bone - 1/1/2014 9:34:54 PM

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Apple and Microsoft I trust. Google, Facebook, step away from the vehicle.

Agent009 - 1/2/2014 10:21:49 AM

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Ditto... Google has strayed from their "Do No Evil" mantra. It is all about the mighty dollar now.

Facebook is the same

HughJass - 1/3/2014 9:26:52 AM

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You'll probably get a free Hyundai or KIA with the Android one the same way Samsung gives you a free phone when you go Android.

FALMB - 1/3/2014 10:49:10 AM

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Can you imagine a car hack, and with self drive cars coming in the future, all the bad guys piloting celebrities, politicians and others to a hacker chosen destination?