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Friday July 15, 2005 4:22 pm
Microsoft Windows Automotive 5.0
Microsoft has recently announced that they are taking the Windows CE/Windows Mobile codebase and creating a stable operating system aimed at in car use. The operating system is being called Windows Automotive 5.0 and will feature support for multimedia, GPS, a slew of wireless communications (Bluetooth, 802.11, UPnP, USB, XML, SOAP, and a few others) and support for multiple processors, screens, and activities at the same time. For instance the driver can have a large dash mounted screen showing turn by turn GPS directions while the kids are in the back seat watching a DVD or WMV file stored on a HDD in the trunk. Microsoft is working with BMW, Citroën, DaimlerChrysler, Fiat, Honda, Hyundai, Toyota and Volvo to integrate Windows Automotive 5.0 into cars in the coming years. It will be interesting to see if built in systems like this or custom systems end up being better.
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| Microsoft press release
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