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posted by janrinok on Wednesday March 05 2014, @12:30AM   Printer-friendly
from the Volvo-durch-iPhone dept.

bopal writes:

"The German news site heise.de writes [German language only] that soon you can interact with your iPhone from the built-in touchscreen of their cars. The idea is shown in this youtube.com video."

The press release speaks of the advantages (in sales-speak) of integrating a large portrait-oriented touch screen with an advanced voice control system like Siri.

This comes at a time, where Switzerland is contemplating of moving against large built-in screens in cars, as they are distracting for the driver http://readzer.com/."

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by EvilJim on Wednesday March 05 2014, @12:37AM

    by EvilJim (2501) on Wednesday March 05 2014, @12:37AM (#11174)

    Volvos are so safe for the occupants that we can give them a huge touchscreen to play with, other car drivers can eat bumper and panels for breakfast for we give 0 fucks about them.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 05 2014, @04:03AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 05 2014, @04:03AM (#11215)

      And if you buy your Volvo in the next 30 minutes, we will throw in a FREE elbow-pad clip for your iPhone, color matched to your brown cordoruoy jacket. We also include a friendly reminder message if you forgot to put on your peaked cap.

  • (Score: 3, Funny) by EvilJim on Wednesday March 05 2014, @12:40AM

    by EvilJim (2501) on Wednesday March 05 2014, @12:40AM (#11176)

    I meant... FIRST!

    Gritz it up Natalie.

    • (Score: 4, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 05 2014, @12:44AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 05 2014, @12:44AM (#11178)

      It's just pathetic when you can't even get first post on SN.

      • (Score: 3, Funny) by EvilJim on Wednesday March 05 2014, @12:50AM

        by EvilJim (2501) on Wednesday March 05 2014, @12:50AM (#11181)

        I did get first post, but I wasted it on an actual comment. not paying enough attention.

        • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 05 2014, @12:53AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 05 2014, @12:53AM (#11184)

          Well done sir, I apologize.

  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Konomi on Wednesday March 05 2014, @02:17AM

    by Konomi (189) on Wednesday March 05 2014, @02:17AM (#11195)

    Now all we need is a guide to remove it and replace it with a raspberry pi, I wonder if there will be jail break your Volvo guides? I get really disturbed about apple becoming some sort of quasi standard especially when I don't really own said device I just seem to rent it since I have zero control over what it does at a lower level.

    • (Score: 5, Interesting) by Urlax on Wednesday March 05 2014, @07:33AM

      by Urlax (3027) on Wednesday March 05 2014, @07:33AM (#11276)

      It works over lightning, which supports hdmi out.

      so this is probably a hdmi LCD screen with USB touchscreen. the wheel control button(s) is probably also just a USB HID device.

      should be possible to create an adapter for each and every standard PC. however, the lightning connection is proprietary, and streams some kind of MPEG video:
      https://www.panic.com/blog/the-lightning-digital-a v-adapter-surprise/ [panic.com]

      so if we want to hook up an Android device, rPI, laptop or desktop, you need to rip out the apple adapter and find the bare video signal.

      so the idea is fantastic, up to date maps, contact sync, voice control, app store it will be a while before this works with android/linux. it may even be prohibited by the apple agreement. (slapping a made for iPhone/iPad logo forbids them of creating an hdmi(mhl)->lightning adapter)

      • (Score: 2) by mojo chan on Wednesday March 05 2014, @09:41AM

        by mojo chan (266) on Wednesday March 05 2014, @09:41AM (#11315)

        It works over lightning, which supports hdmi out.

        Actually it doesn't. The HDMI adapter is an AirPlay receiver with HDMI output, as you alluded to. It probably doesn't matter much on a small car screen but on a TV you can see the compression artefacts clearly. Actually maybe it does matter in a car if there is additional latency.

        Toyota's head units support MirrorLink, which is based on the VNC protocol so works over both wired and wireless connections. Quite a few Android devices support it. My guess is that Apple didn't want to use it because of both a desire for lock-in and because it supports multiple resolutions. Apple prefer to have fixed resolutions and iOS would need major changes to support arbitrary ones. Toyota also have HDMI input which can be used with an MHI adapter, which gives true uncompressed digital video but of course doesn't support touch input.

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    • (Score: 1) by aclarke on Wednesday March 05 2014, @01:12PM

      by aclarke (2049) on Wednesday March 05 2014, @01:12PM (#11403)
      There's nothing at all stopping an automaker from supporting CarPlay, OAA, AND MirrorLink in one head unit. Plus, of course, they'll likely provide their own crappy phone-free interface for those who don't want to connect to a phone, or for when you don't have your phone with you.

      An automaker supporting CarPlay is good for iPhone users but it doesn't mean everyone else is automatically left out of the party.
    • (Score: 1) by ArhcAngel on Wednesday March 05 2014, @02:19PM

      by ArhcAngel (654) on Wednesday March 05 2014, @02:19PM (#11433)

      No need to worry. This is actually a BlackBerry (QNX Car) system with an iOS module to allow CarPlay. QNX Car supports any number of interfaces including MirrorLink which does exactly the same thing as CarPlay but is an open standard. Hell Nokia created it so it even works with Symbian phones. Of course the auto maker has to enable the features for you to get them. CarPlay is just one option you can purchase.

  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by frojack on Wednesday March 05 2014, @03:17AM

    by frojack (1554) on Wednesday March 05 2014, @03:17AM (#11198)

    4 Years too late.
    The iPhone is over. Almost as passe as your cars.

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    • (Score: 2, Interesting) by memememe on Wednesday March 05 2014, @03:38AM

      by memememe (3483) on Wednesday March 05 2014, @03:38AM (#11206)

      Why are Volvos passe, pray tell me?

      Apart from that, it is evident they have to support more integration standards than CarPlay. I imagine it would be an add-on option for the multimedia system option

      PS: Why yes, I do drive a 2013 Volvo. With a 2009 iPhone ;-) (Looking to replace that one with a Nexus 5 for my birthday this week, though)

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 05 2014, @05:22AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 05 2014, @05:22AM (#11227)

        Why are Volvos passe, pray tell me?

        Last time they won a race was before the War -- seems pretty passé to me...

        • (Score: 4, Interesting) by memememe on Wednesday March 05 2014, @05:45AM

          by memememe (3483) on Wednesday March 05 2014, @05:45AM (#11240)

          What is the added value of a standard car maker involving itself financially and manpower-wise to win races, when they could have used that money and effort to develop better commuter vehicles? And no. I don't race cars.

          Do you even own one?

          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 05 2014, @06:04AM

            by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 05 2014, @06:04AM (#11244)

            Do you even own one?

            Do I own a Volvo? No.

            Do I own a car? Yes.

            Would I consider replacing it with a Volvo? No.

            Might the answer to the last question be different if Volvo still made something akin to the OV4 (the only car that even managed to finish the 1928 Moscow-Leningrad-Moscow rally without penalty)? Quite possibly.

            Do I race cars? No. But I do place tangible extra value on a car that can withstand such gruelling treatment so admirably (if it can do that, chances are it will never have any problem with anything I might need to do with it)

          • (Score: 4, Interesting) by mojo chan on Wednesday March 05 2014, @09:36AM

            by mojo chan (266) on Wednesday March 05 2014, @09:36AM (#11313)

            The technology developed for racing filters down to passenger cars. Not just things designed to make the cars go faster, things that make them safer, lighter, more fuel efficient and more reliable. Le Mans is a good example, with many cars failing to even finish due to mechanical breakdown.

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            • (Score: 2) by EvilJim on Wednesday March 05 2014, @05:03PM

              by EvilJim (2501) on Wednesday March 05 2014, @05:03PM (#11514)

              my folks test drove a pontiac lemans once, what a piece of shit. suspension was far too hard for regular city driving, may have been ok on a race track but I wouldn't know.

  • (Score: 3, Informative) by AnonTechie on Wednesday March 05 2014, @05:32AM

    by AnonTechie (2275) on Wednesday March 05 2014, @05:32AM (#11233)

    Android version coming soon ...

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    • (Score: 2) by mmcmonster on Wednesday March 05 2014, @11:51AM

      by mmcmonster (401) on Wednesday March 05 2014, @11:51AM (#11370)

      Does that mean I have to swap out my car when I switch from an iPhone to an Android or vice versa?

      Whatever happened to standardization? Bluetooth and video over USB 3.0 should be able to do this.