Deal with Toyota puts Microsoft in driving seat
InternetNews | at | by Mike
It's been a busy week in the telematics (in-car communications) field, capped by a Microsoft-Toyota deal in which the car maker agreed to employ Windows CE for Automotive as the heart of its new in-car "G-Book" information network. Toyota says its G-Book offering, scheduled to debut in October, "will connect people, cars and society."
Microsoft last January to deliver advanced automotive telematics solutions, including wireless Internet connections, to the industry. Windows CE for Automotive is a real-time embedded operating system that enables new categories of in-car computers designed to provide hands-free communication, access to personalized information on the Internet and other convenience and entertainment applications.