Focus on Electronics

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March 2006

CES boosts auto integration

Consumer desires to bring the entertainment, information, and convenience of their daily lives into their automobiles are changing the way the automotive and aftermarket industries do business. The integration and compatibility of the increasing number of consumer electronics devices being brought into vehicles is a hot new battleground in the design of new vehicles and their systems. Engineers from aftermarket and OEM companies are looking to develop the next killer application designed to compete for consumer's attention, which is driving trade shows such as the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to focus more on the automotive community. This year's event, held this past January in Las Vegas, continued the trend of greater automotive activity, primarily in the areas of navigation and entertainment.
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