Bridging The Connectivity Gap - Developing Automotive Platforms

Content

• 1. Executive summary
  • 1.1 Introduction to Bridging the connectivity gap reports
  • 1.2 Introduction to this report
  • 1.3 Summary of conclusions
• 2. Adapting to the rapidly changing CE market
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Shifting from stanalone connectivity to integrated platforms
    • 2.2.1 Developing connectivity platforms ihouse
    • 2.2.2 Using ofthshelf 3rd party software solutions
  • 2.3 Understanding the benefits and drawbacks of each approach
  • 2.4 Future outlook
• 3. Collaborating with the Consumer Electronics World
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Past collaboration attempts
  • 3.3 Consumer Electronics for Automotive (CE4A)
    • 3.3.1 Telephone Expert Group
    • 3.3.2 Media Expert Group
    • 3.3.3 PIM (Personal Information Management) Group
    • 3.3.4 Navigation Expert Group
    • 3.3.5 Standard Connector Expert Group
    • 3.3.6 Terminal Mode Expert Group
    • 3.3.7 Rights Form Expert Group
    • 3.3.8 Reference Platform Expert Group
• 4. Standardising the physical connector
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Previous standardization attempts
  • 4.3 Overview of CEA-2017 and its likely adoption
    • 4.3.1 Why was CEA-2017 developed?
    • 4.3.2 What dOEs the standard describe?
    • 4.3.3 When will the first portable devices with CEA-2017 connectors be launched?
    • 4.3.4 What is the likely impact on the automotive industry?
  • 4.4 Future outlook
• List of Figures
  • Fig. 1 The evolving automotive connectivity strategies
  • Fig. 2 Comparison of ihouse connectivity strategies
  • Fig. 3 Platform components within ofthshelf connectivity platforms
  • Fig. 4 Analysis of the connectivity strategies
  • Fig. 5 Expert groups within the CE4A
  • Fig. 6 Integration scenarios for PNDs identified by CE4A
  • Fig. 7 Input/output description of CEA-2017 connector