Google, Audi to announce in-car Android plans next week, says WSJ

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/07/12211audihedimg619px112512.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/30/google-audi-to-announce-android-in-car/)Google has big plans to put Android in cars, and will start by announcing a tie-up with Audi at CES 2014 (http://www.engadget.com/ces2014) next week, according to the WSJ. Its sources said that Android will power an in-car entertainment system for that automaker, which will run on hardware built directly into the car rather than your smartphone. The collaboration will also involve NVIDIA, and such a system would give you access to the same navigation, entertainment and communication functions available on your handheld device. Audi recently announced LTE (http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/15/audi-4g-lte-availability/) for select models, and a recent report from EE Times (http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1320430) suggested that Google's had the automotive space squarely in its sights since Apple announced its iOS in the Car (http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/10/ios-in-the-car/) initiative supported by BMW, Daimler and others. We'll remain skeptical until we see a product demo, but it would be more surprising if Big G didn't do something with car companies to stymie its arch-foe.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/30/google-audi-to-announce-android-in-car/