Microsoft And Siemens VDO AG Confirm In Car Entertainment Partnership

Microsoft and Siemens VDO have confirmed a partnership to co develop in car navigation systems and entertainment systems.

The two companies said on Friday the first Siemens products based on Microsoft software should go into production in 2009.

Siemens VDO also makes driver-assistance and safety systems.

“In addition, Siemens VDO will also be able to actively help shape Microsoft Auto and license platform-compliant applications, such as navigation functions, for third-party suppliers,” a joint statement from the two companies said.

The companies said their first milestone would be a multimedia platform that would make it possible to integrate consumer-electronic functions and portable devices.

“Consequently, new solutions in consumer electronics will be adapted for in-vehicle use more quickly and easily, since it will only be necessary to add individual software components,” they said.

“This helps close the gap between the short development cycles in communications and information technology and the comparatively long product cycles in automotive engineering.”

Sounds like an intersting partnership, lets just hope there are no BSOD’s when you are doing 70 down the motorway.

Reuters via Engadget

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