Date: 18/04/2012

Software accelerator by Wind River for android automotive IVI applications

Wind River has introduced accelerator for development of Android based in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) in automotives.

"Android's capability for rapid innovation has made it a popular platform option for many industries such as automotive. Consumers increasingly expect connectivity and rich user experiences regardless of where they are, including in the car," said Chris Buerger, senior director of product management at Wind River. "Wind River helps customers overcome the complexities of bringing android into an automotive environment and rapidly develop devices that deliver a rich, connected experience. Wind River has the ideal mix of decades of embedded device experience, successful android technologies and deep vertical industry knowledge and relationships."

Key features of Wind River solution accelerator for android, automotive include enablement of iPod/iPhone/iPad docking for rich multimedia capabilities, a customizable user interface that can be modified by the consumer, and FM radio capabilities.

Wind River's professional services provide additional automotive capabilities and technologies such as hyperboot to reduce boot time of an IVI system, firmware management delivering updates to android devices supporting both online and offline update methods and bluetooth IVI extensions to control personal phones via the in-vehicle center console.

For more information about Wind River solution accelerator for android, automotive, visit http://www.windriver.com/products/mobile/solution-accelerator-automotive/