Microsoft is calling “Shotgun!” as the software giant teams with automaker Fiat to feature its telematics applications designed for information and entertainment aboard new vehicles. The companies’ “Blue&Me” plans, to be detailed at the 2006 Geneva Motorshow later this month, provide drivers of new Fiat cars with wireless integration with mobile phones and media players, as well as voice-recognition control of an interactive navigation and information system.
Microsoft Drives Software Into Fiat Cars
Posted by: Jay Lyman February 3, 2006 01:44 PMMicrosoft is calling “Shotgun!” as the software giant teams with automaker Fiat to feature its telematics applications designed for information and entertainment aboard new vehicles. The companies’ “Blue&Me” plans, to be detailed at the 2006 Geneva Motorshow later this month, provide drivers of new Fiat cars with wireless integration with mobile phones and media players, as well as voice-recognition control of an interactive navigation and information system.