LG joins Google's connected car alliance

[Wireless News]

http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/H1C0L3JwTf9wFXRBrXZl9g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/google_android_.792f8104220.original.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/lg-joins-googles-connected-car-alliance-121228033.html)The company is the first Android device maker to sign up to the Open Automotive Alliance and is promising that it will play a major role in the future of the connected car. In particular it was touting something called the AVN system that enables drivers to plug an Android phone into a car that supports Google's Android Auto in-car interface platform and automatically access navigation apps, contacts, and to send messages and make calls though the in-car display. Less than a week later it has now confirmed that it has signed up to the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA), Google's initiative for bringing a distraction-free version of Android and of Android handset functionality to the car dashboard and is promising that it will play a "key role" in the future of Android Auto.



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