Toyota cars go to Windows Azure
Microsoft and Toyota announced a strategic partnership in creating new-generation telematics services based on the Windows Azure platform ( Microsoft press release ).
First, “cloud telematics” will be introduced in Toyota electric and hybrid cars (RAV4, Prius), but by 2015 they will be put on all new models. Toyota is the world's largest car manufacturer and is rightly considered the most innovative. Connecting car computers to the Internet and the Azure cloud will deliver modern digital information services and somehow more effectively manage the charge of car batteries, as well as communicate with each other cars.
Quite possibly, the announced deal with Toyota is only part of an even larger agreement, the details of which have not yet been announced. For example, other technologically advanced projects are being implemented with Ford.
Although jokes about the “blue screen” seem inevitable, it must be noted that Microsoft is not new to the automotive computing market. The Microsoft SYNC platform has been installed on Ford cars for the American market for several years, and soon it will also be installed on European and Russian cars.
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Speaking at a press conference about the signed agreement, Steve Ballmer said that Microsoft is always “looking for where the consumer is” and that the company is going to promote a full-fledged platform for developing applications for automotive computers. He also expressed some regret that the new development is not compatible with the Ford SYNC.
First, “cloud telematics” will be introduced in Toyota electric and hybrid cars (RAV4, Prius), but by 2015 they will be put on all new models. Toyota is the world's largest car manufacturer and is rightly considered the most innovative. Connecting car computers to the Internet and the Azure cloud will deliver modern digital information services and somehow more effectively manage the charge of car batteries, as well as communicate with each other cars.
Quite possibly, the announced deal with Toyota is only part of an even larger agreement, the details of which have not yet been announced. For example, other technologically advanced projects are being implemented with Ford.
Although jokes about the “blue screen” seem inevitable, it must be noted that Microsoft is not new to the automotive computing market. The Microsoft SYNC platform has been installed on Ford cars for the American market for several years, and soon it will also be installed on European and Russian cars.
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Speaking at a press conference about the signed agreement, Steve Ballmer said that Microsoft is always “looking for where the consumer is” and that the company is going to promote a full-fledged platform for developing applications for automotive computers. He also expressed some regret that the new development is not compatible with the Ford SYNC.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/117030/
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