“Android Car gets Apple’s CarPlay irrevocably” – Macworld

News – Also in the car is no match for iOS Android. In time, more car manufacturers opt for the open source operating system in the car. Meanwhile, both systems are still in any car.

But Apple and Google working hard behind the scenes to the introduction of their operating systems in cars. An undoubtedly fascinating fight that soon will come to the fore. With Android as the winner, as expected research firm ABI Research. Manufacturers are indeed in line for the long term market dominant Android Auto. This while CarPlay has already suffered its first delay

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For although the first contracts have been signed and the system with the usual fanfare portion is made publicized runs in March already presented CarPlay been at least three major automakers delay in the planned introduction in 2014, reports Computerworld.com. Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, and Honda come at the earliest, until next year with iOS support in their cars.

That’s not all. Android Car, presented at Google I / O, the end of June even cites CarPlay the coming years. Google is working with car manufacturers in the Open Automotive Alliance. A collaboration that gives them an annual growth rate of 179 percent in implementations, so provides ABI Research. CarPlay can count on an annual growth rate of 165 percent.

So by 2020, eventually 40 million cars are equipped with Android Auto, versus 37 million cars with CarPlay. Alternatives such as the open source platform Mirror Link, which provides support for Windows Phone and BlackBerry, logically does not play a major role are:. 3 million cars in 2020

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