The automotive segment of connectivity is among the fastest rising today, with projected incomes of billions over the next decade. So, each automaker is now rushing to get its piece of the “pie”, competing with telecom and technology companies.

.....so the news that the Group has decided to acquire BlackBerry’s European research and development centre in Bochum (Germany) comes as little surprise.

Volkswagen (while its subsidiary Audi was a founding member already) has also opted into entering Google’s Open Automotive Alliance, which has the main goal of introducing to the world the Android Auto system – which seamlessly links a smartphone or a tablet to the car’s existing infotainment system.

http://www.inautonews.com/volkswagen-joins-car-connectivity-spree#.U7aRg41OXIU

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