Smartphone Cars:
Mr. Steve Jobs, meet Mr. Henry Ford. Both American revolutionaries’ concepts are intersecting in ways that were completely unfathomable a decade ago, if not five years ago. Bill Perkins, NAIAS’ chairman, told rolling out to be sure to check Chevy’s highly anticipated press conferences because “now your smartphones are becoming smart devices. Pretty soon, you will be able to take your smartphone or iPhone and you will be able to communicate with your car,” he told us.
“There will be things at this year’s show that people won’t really believe. Chevrolet will have an entire section devoted to smartphones and technology.”
Your smartphone will soon be used for navigation, to stream your favorite news, music and more. Now that U.S. Transportation Secretary has relaxed the unenforceable prohibition of phone usage in cars, the chains have come off in terms of innovation. And Chevy is not alone. Buick, Cadillac, Hyundai, Ford and Toyota all have installed new systems to make the phone an integral part of the car.
