Google Announces Android Integration With Audi, Honda, Hyundai, Kia and GM

Google has just confirmed at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas that it reached an agreement with five manufacturers to include the Android operating system in their vehicles.

These manufacturers are Audi, Honda, Hyundai, Kia and General Motors.

It’s an agreement that will allow owners of mobile devices under the Android operating system to connect directly to the vehicle computer and to take advantage of a multitude of specific automotive applications.

Together with graphics card manufacturer Nvidia, Google and its partners in the automobile industry created the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA), which should not have difficulty recruiting new members.

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