Android in the car is finally here, Google to take a spin with Audi

December 30, 2013

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If you have an Android phone, you are probably fed up the lack of Google and Android in new cars. It seems like most of them are partnered with Apple's iOS, but things are finally starting to change. According to the Wall Street Journal, Audi and Google will announce a new partnership which will bring in-car entertainment and information systems based on Android to Audi automobiles. You can also expect NVIDIA to play a role in this since they have already been working with automakers on the chip side.

Google is a little behind in this department because Apple already has deals with BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Daimler AG, and Honda. Of course back in 2008, Apple had a headstart in the smartphone category, and we know where that went. Hopefully history will repeat itself, and we will eventually see Android in at least 80% of cars.

source: Wall Street Journal

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Robert lives in upstate New York where he was born and raised. Technology was always his passion. His first computer was a Radio Shack TRS80 Color that used a cassette tape to save programs, and his first laptop was a Toshiba T1200FB that sported a CGA greyscale screen and two 720kb floppy drives (no hardrive). From the early 90’s through late 2011, he only owned Motorola phones starting with the MircroTAC all the way through to the Droid X. He broke that streak when he bought the Galaxy Nexus. Now he's sporting a Galaxy Note 4, and absolutely loves it. He has a wonderful wife and a 6 year old son. In his free time he enjoys sports, movies, TV, working out, and trying to keep up with the rapid fast world of technology.