Automotive infotainment system will be the first world war, the main is open between the QNX, GENIVI and Android, which will accelerate other proprietary OS products out...

As is known to all, each operating system suppliers are actively want to who hover over the automobile market, such as Google's Android Auto, and Apple CarPlay; In silicon valley in the United States and the annual Google I/O conference, Google overweight declared the new operating system Android N there will be a car application centered derived version.

This kind of application for the center with the car's Android N operating system, will be executed directly In automobile host, can let the factory development In addition to providing common multimedia, navigation and information function, also can control automobile air conditioner, AM/FM radio, links, and other functions of automotive Infotainment system (In - Vehicle Infotainment, IVI).

Google unveiled a Android N operating system concept of IVI product reference design, loading on Maserati Ghibli senior rv; The system is equipped with 15 inch vertical screen, like the Tesla electric vehicles in the model, and in addition to the built-in Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 820 high resolution digital dashboard.

What's the difference between Android N?

For Automotive Android N operating system, market research firm IHS Automotive, a senior analyst at Egil Juliussen accept EE Times interview, Google so far has not been provided to control the car of vehicle information communication and entertainment system exclusive hardware; And because of the lack of standardized hardware, make depot and rushed to launch a gleam of automobile components supplier proprietary hardware, or in your vehicle information communication entertainment systems use some version of the Linux operating system.

For Google Android N could undoubtedly open up a more in-depth way of the auto industry, the company can offer a series of choices for auto makers of applications and services; And, more importantly, Juliussen believe that Google developing the hardware will become a standard, shall be the responsibility of the Google update: "let the depot can save a lot of things."

Google's move will eventually lead to reshuffle in the field of embedded operating system ─ ─ especially at present, more and more different versions of the Linux operating system in the car market maker hyperplasia; IHS forecasts, Google will turn many version of the Linux operating system and into two ─ ─ Android N and compatible GENIVI specifications of the operating system (perhaps also may be China's dominant Linux derivatives, such as YunOS, differences is basically an Android version).

GENIVI is a lock car infotainment system (IVI) industry on the basis of the Linux operating system, hardware and open source software development platform, dominated by GENIVI alliance development; The federation in 2009 by the BMW Group, Delphi, GM, Intel, Magneti Marelli, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Visteon and Wind River Systems, such as the car was established together with the technology industry manufacturers.

Juliussen foresee the future in the operating system of the war, IVI market is mainly in the QNX, GENIVI Linux and open between Android Linux; At the same time, the Android N operating system: "will accelerate the Microsoft Windows Embedded out proprietary operating system, and other products."

But the QNX ─ ─ for Blackberry all ─ ─ how can you compete with Android N? According to the observation of Juliussen, QNX already fully prepared against Android N operating systems, automotive infotainment system for Blackberry has developed a kind of Android application programming interface (API) of software simulation: "this means that the QNX in most cases, compared to other competing solutions, with Android Auto, Android N coexist better."

But IHS also expected that QNX dominant position in the field of automotive ict operating system, will appear because Android N and the advent of some degree of recession. The agency forecast Android N until around 2020 world market share of about 35% of the rate can be obtained.

When Android N listed?

Actually Android N is not the final official name, and Google is not for automotive centered Android N derived version names; But all this may soon change.

IHS noted that automakers General Motors (GM) and car audio manufacturer Harman earlier announced a strategic alliance, will be for GM's models based on the Android car infotainment systems; IHS analysts said in the previous analysis, the whole cooperation agreements worth $900 million, will create a new generation of automotive infotainment system, at the end of 2016, GM's new models may also use this Android based embedded systems.

And the operating system developed by Google is expected to free for depot; Many contestants will most likely based on the Android N, develop their own human-machine interface (HMI) or operating system appearance; Google may also put in the smartphone market with Android operating system mode of making money, copied to the IVI market.

Now also don't know the factory will be a positive response to this or to resist, but Google is going to the app store with the core services as let factory USES the Android N incentive.

Qualcomm Snapdragon is a slice of this action

Chip maker Qualcomm on the Google Android operating system to promote auto market has played a role in the process, the company's Snapdragon processor has been the Android smartphone market leader, and they will also automotive grade Snapdragon processor as for auto and motor connected to a network information entertainment market big business opportunities.

On the Google I/O display function of the concept car, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 a chip, integrating the CPU and GPU, X12 LTE modems (support Cat 12 rate), and video processing, and other functions; , Qualcomm believe Android as a common platform to build automotive infotainment system, automakers will be simplified development networking services with automotive components suppliers and the task of the application, the innovation of the auto industry and accelerate.

Android Auto?

Google Android Auto is the standard platform as a smart phone project content, also is to use the Android mobile operating system, can through the USB or bluetooth, machine or projected onto the car dashboard, will display the content for a driver in the car; Now have a function more Android N, Android Auto?

On the Google I/O, Google announced that Android Auto will be inside a separate application; In simple terms, Google will put Android Auto dashboard from loosening, updated version of the application are executed in automotive infotainment system alone.

IHS think Google's move is the right strategy, means that the older type models, or no car infotainment system of vehicle driving, just put on the mobile phone can enjoy the benefits of Android Auto; This would sharply expand Android Auto application user scale, and thus could give birth to more Android Auto application. And IHS is expected, those applications will also be able to seamlessly with the IVI Android operating system.