14 DAY TRIAL // Windows Mobile for Automotive 5.0 doesn't ask the driver if he really wants to brake, but instead focuses on providing the state of the art solution in automotive-grade operating system. Or at least this is the general opinion after the Telematics Detroit 2006 conference and exhibition where Microsoft received Best Telematics Solution Award 2006.
Microsoft's automotive platform provides motorist with advanced navigation, in-car communications and infotainment solutions in a flexible and reliable package. The operating system offers hands-free support for more than 140 mobile phone models, voice controlled navigation and the possibility to integrate portable media players via Universal Serial Bus. Through buttons on the steering wheel or by voice, the clients can control their phones or change the song playing on their digital music player. All of these are already reality with the Blue&Me project marking the partnership between Fiat Auto SpA and Microsoft since Geneva Auto Show in February.
"We are honored to receive the Best Telematics Solution Award for Windows Mobile for Automotive. At Microsoft, our focus is to help motorists stay connected with the people, information and entertainment they want, with enhanced safety features and convenience," said Mark Spain, director of the Automotive Business Unit at Microsoft. "We're delighted with progress we have made, but this is just the beginning. The advances in software and technology are taking us into a new era of rich, personalized in-car experiences unlike anything we've seen before."
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