LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ABI Research forecasts that the number of OEM-installed connected car telematics systems will increase from around 7.8 million at the end of 2012 to 46.8 million units ...

Release of Windows Embedded Automotive 7 gives car makers and suppliers the tools, technology and flexibility to transform the in-car experience. DETROIT - Oct. 19, 2010 - Today at the SAE Convergence ...

A Windows powered car is not anything new; Ford has been factory installing their Windows Embedded in-vehicle communications and entertainment system, SYNC, with cars since 2007. Now, six years later, ...

Ford has abandoned its troubled Microsoft Sync automotive infotainment system for a QNX-based platform that can support Apple's CarPlay with Hands Free Siri. Ford— the second largest car maker by unit ...

With the release of Windows Embedded 8.1 and its alignment to the Windows code base, new capabilities and tools become available. For instance organizations can now use tools like the Assessment and ...

Microsoft placed a want ad for a software engineer with its Connected Car QA team to aid in the development and testing of the next-generation connected car platform. Based on the job description on ...

Automobiles are becoming computer environments on wheels, filled with embedded electronic systems that power everything from the drive train and automatic rollover sensing to climate control and ...

Reports and more reports (Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal) are emerging that claim Microsoft and Ford may be parting ways on the Embedded Automotive front. Supposedly, Ford has decided to switch ...

In March, when Microsoft's Windows Embedded team shared its cross-product roadmap, there were lots of mentions of "Windows Next" and not a lot of tangible delivery dates. On November 13, the team ...

Microsoft plans to release Windows Embedded Standard 8 next March, as the company aims to bring Windows 8 features to a whole host of devices outside the PC, including ATMs, information kiosks, ...