Face of the smart phone continue to increase the flexibility of function

Is the so-called shift in the reason why a product brink of ruin, must be because of better alternatives, car navigation systems is. The rise of smart phones on the one hand corner navigator manufacturers, on the one hand, brought a new world of telecom companies. We pick today issued this foreign media reports, trend analysis and navigation systems manufacturers, coping strategies, allows telecom operators and equipment manufacturers know ourselves, and early planning.

HC network of automotive electronics] traditional car navigation system is now faced with the re-definition of requirements, which stems from the rise of smart phones. Face of the smart phone real-time online applications continue to increase the flexibility of function, car navigation systems have no strength to fight back.

The rise of smart phones is a dramatic change to the car navigation market, the first affected Simple car navigation systems (PNDs), and its development momentum suddenly plummeted. Swedish survey company BergInsight 2011 the global PND sales of 33 million units, a decrease of 5 million units in 2010 to 2016 is expected to decrease to 23 million units. Among consumers that the new map, to obtain real-time traffic congestion and other information of smart phone is more convenient than the navigator views are proliferating. Now, the traditional car navigation systems in terms of hardware performance, as well as permanent Internet access and flexibility have been unable to compete with smartphones.

The multi-function built-in navigator shipments are expected in the future will be expanded, but this is not sit back and relax, because consumers understand that the convenience of smart phones began to pursue an open environment for the original closed car information terminals. As support for Japan's own standard "i-mode" mobile phones, smart phones change to be able to permanently access to the open Internet car information terminals has also ushered in the era of redefined.

In order to promote the evolution of vehicle information terminal, the auto companies and automotive companies are stepping up action. Now, automotive products with some of the features of the smartphone linkage has come out.

Car navigation systems, the first strategy is to abandon confrontation with the smart phones, the introduction of fully rely on the smart phone smart phone type of automotive products. The operation of application software and Internet communications to the smart phones,Main products: car dvd player and car dvd , are with good quality.   car products are focused on the operating system of the display of the car display and touch panel. Way through the USB wireless LAN and Bluetooth connection between smart phones and automotive products. Navigation functions and automotive-related services while the smart phone applications in the form by the auto companies, car navigation companies or its partner companies.

The second strategy is to enhance the function of car navigation systems, the introduction of features and smart phones "independent automotive products. Is the vehicle alone to achieve the advantages of the smart phone navigation applications - updated in real time map, an additional application extensions. Although the basic operation without the help of smart phones, but to play music stored in the smart phone content, you need to use DLNA and other networking capabilities.