Harman and Nokia to develop a standard for phone-to-car connections

19th May, 2010 by adina
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Harman and Nokia have announced they were developing a standard for data transmission between a smartphone and an info or entertainment system of a car. Data, media and GPS information would be sent to the car and the car system would in turn send information back. For example, a phone could search and find the closest gas station when the fuel of the car goes low and the car’s GPS could require information from the phone to receive hotel booking data.

It would also give context-sensitive warnings when playing into the Advanced Driver Assistance System. Such a warning could appear when detecting an upcoming hairpin turn or whether or not it is safe to pass another vehicle that is blocking the view. As for Nokia, this integration could serve to mirror the phone’s screen on the larger in-car display. It would also allow car-specific Symbian applications.

Most devices may use the USB connection, but may also use Bluetooth at the expense of battery life or more frequent updates.

Although Nokia is involved, the two partners create this technology as a device-independent standard that could be used by others. Neither Harman nor Nokia would give details about when the format is expected to reach production cars.


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