Thursday, 13 June 2019

Experience a new level of Car Infotainment system with Connected Car


The demand for luxurious, safe, and smart vehicles is rapidly growing. Automotive manufacturers are developing automobiles with integrated infotainment systems. These systems have the ability to provide entertainment and information relevant to their passengers. It is done to enhance the in-vehicle experience for the driver and the passengers traveling.

The present-day infotainment systems and the ones to come in the future can connect with smart automotive technologies as well. Automotive systems like sensors, ADAS systems, V2X connectivity, and telematics integrate them with each other.

What is In-vehicle infotainment?

In-Vehicle Infotainment is a combination of systems to enhance the automotive experience. It delivers entertainment and information to the driver and the passengers through advanced audio/video interfaces and control elements like touch screen displays, voice commands and buttons.

HARMAN Connected Services has highly revamped the information and entertainment trends of the automotive industry. Some of the features of an in-vehicle infotainment system by HARMAN Automotive are:

High-resolution Touch Screen: Touch Screens are generally made up of LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or TFT (Thin Film Transistors). These systems display a range from 2 inches to 12 inches in general, although some HD displays are 20 inches wide.

Analog and Digital Tuners for Radio Reception: In the infotainment systems, it is referred to the AM and FM tuner bands for low to premium infotainment systems. AM and FM radio channels can be adjusted to both manual and auto-tuning or can be scanned for available radio stations.

Multimedia Support: Connected car infotainment systems transfer personalised and interest based audio and video content to display screens, speakers and headphones. Channels like Bluetooth, HDMI cable, or USBs can be used.

Smartphone Pairing: The driver or other fellow passengers in the smart-car can pair with the vehicle infotainment system using Bluetooth connectivity. Pairing the smartphone with the system enables the user to access features of the phone through the infotainment system.

Advanced Vehicular Functions: In-vehicle infotainment systems by HARMAN supports features like parking assistance, climate controllers, voice assistants and daytime running lights indicators can control system functionalities.

Android Auto and Apple CarPlay Compatibility: Both of the platforms allow users to integrate their smartphones with the HARMAN car’s infotainment system. While Android Auto supports apps from Google through any of the Android-based smartphones. Similarly, the Apple CarPlay supports iOS-based apps from the App Store.