Google launches Android Auto car system's impact on the current car market

Since 2007, car navigation products have made great strides in the development of their products are mainly used wince system, in addition to navigation functions, generally also have radios, play discs, play SD card/u disk in the audio and video, Bluetooth calls, reversing after the function of visual. Because the wince system was abandoned by Microsoft, Android now Big Line, a variety of new arm chips emerging, powerful performance, and these chips do not support wince, so say wince in addition to their own shortcomings, no chip can also lead to the lack of product stamina. WinCE to be eliminated should be unavoidable. But who's going to get rid of wince? It is easy to think of Android, currently doing Android Car Solutions for the company may have hundreds of, but none is too strong, because it is not easy to engage. Do mobile phone technical team, like Xiaomi hundreds of people, do car machine team, a solution company may be ten or twenty people, car machine plan companies want to put Android programs well, human and financial aspects have a big problem. But after years of doing it, it's almost time to make a success.

In fact, there is no standard Android car now, take wince standard to do Android, always a bit out of tune with the feeling, which is also the reason for the company to do slow, because before too many ideas and habits, are in the wince system, such as wince car machine is a single task, Users cannot install third-party software on their own. While Android is inherently multitasking, several apps can run at the same time, so the usage is completely different. For example, to simulate a previous single task or to embrace the multi-tasking of Android, the company will have to make decisions, the industry has not formed any consensus.

Apple is pushing CarPlay to make iOS into the auto industry, and Google today's launch of the Android Auto car system is to make Android into the automotive industry. Apple's CarPlay cover, but not very clear, but this time Android auto, it is quite clear. is the direct use of mobile phone connection, after the connection, the car screen is such a picture:

function is provided by the mobile phone, that is, playing audio and video or something, directly on the mobile phone, car machine is just an input and output. Do the car's colleague look very have a feeling?

Because Android Auto SDK is not available to download, also do not know the radio, reversing after the view of how these access to come in. Mobile screen sharing to the car, this is a lot of program companies want to do things, technology Android with WiFi display, apple with air play. These two things, especially wifi display, Google itself is not so good, so the plan company is naturally the head of the big. This time by the Google Direct loading system, I believe this is no problem. And Google in the voice recognition, application mall, cloud services and other aspects of the absolute advantage, so that the Android solution companies can not compete in these areas.

According to Google, Android Auto has more than 40 partners, 28 car companies, including common Volkswagen, Honda, Nissan and other companies. From the form, now the mobile phone function is very powerful, the direct projection of the mobile phone to the car machine, is very perfect practice, so that the car does not need a very complex equipment, reduce the difficulty of the development difficulties and failure rate. So Apple's approach to Google is correct.

If the car company directly with the car, will not greatly squeeze the current car market, whether before or after the load will be greatly affected. It may not be many years before the industry disappears. Before the car companies do not dare to take directly, is because of complex, afraid of problems, now simplified, the main function is provided by the mobile phone, May dare, after all, this thing is a big trend.

Although it is Apple and other big companies push, but to struggling is not a short time on the line. The current car market will not shrink for a while, but it will be a big concern for the companies that are still developing Android, because they are not doing well and are investing in research and development. Afraid to develop out, Google's also struggling, on white.

When releasing the SDK, I think the Android solution company need to research immediately, directly to the Android Auto. Have the ability, direct copy, after all, Google push up not so fast, nor domestic so flexible.

Standards, is to rely on large companies to build up. Whether it is copy or rely on, at least cut the source of something, no longer nerve-racking.