Ford has announced the acquisition of Livio Connect, a 5-year-old Michigan company that wields influence in the car connectivity field out of proportion to its size. That’s partly because Livio’s technology is used by some major players and partly because Livio’s Keys marketplace is a B2B exchange where automakers can execute and manage business deals with partners. “I believe this is an indication that Ford wants to really own as much of the API connectivity real estate in the car that they can,” said Strategy Analytics’ Roger Lanctot.
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Ford Picks Up Livio on Road to Connected Car Standardization
Posted by: Richard Adhikari September 28, 2013 05:00 AMFord has announced the acquisition of Livio Connect, a 5-year-old Michigan company that wields influence in the car connectivity field out of proportion to its size. That’s partly because Livio’s technology is used by some major players and partly because Livio’s Keys marketplace is a B2B exchange where automakers can execute and manage business deals with partners. “I believe this is an indication that Ford wants to really own as much of the API connectivity real estate in the car that they can,” said Strategy Analytics’ Roger Lanctot.