Delphi Displays One of the First Bluetooth Applications For a Production Vehicle
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TROY, MI USA 03/15/2002
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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the industry's first production vehicle implementations of the Bluetooth(TM) communications protocol is among several innovations being displayed on the new Saab 9-3 by Delphi Corp.
(NYSE: DPH) at the 2003 International Consumer Electronics Show.
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Bluetooth(TM) allows portable devices to communicate up to 10 meters without physical connections. Using this standard protocol, the mobile phone fitted to the new Saab 9-3 can be accessed by any Bluetooth-enabled device.
Although Bluetooth(TM) is now widely used in offices to connect computers with peripherals, this is one of the first original equipment in-car applications.
"Bluetooth opens opportunities for a vast range of convenience features in the car," explains Dr. Robert Schumacher, business line executive for Delphi Delco Electronics Systems wireless products. "We are working with Saab to implement personal productivity features that allow consumers to connect to portable devices such as mobile phones and head sets through the vehicle
cockpit. We can see Bluetooth becoming a 'must have' for business drivers just as hands-free is today."
Other featured advanced Delphi technologies shown on the Saab include integrated entertainment control units, cellular communication units, reception systems, telematics, dynamic navigation, a column integrated module,
electrical/electronic distribution systems, and various other electronics sub-systems.
The Saab infotainment system is built on Delphi's new mobile multimedia open-computing platform that controls its various functions via a MOST communications bus operating in the more efficient parallel combined mode -- another industry first. The open-computing platform runs a real-time, deterministic operating system with modular applications software, allowing additional functionality such as navigation to be quickly added. It also provides the option of integration with systems from other suppliers.
"Features such as dynamic navigation and voice-enabled telematics are the leading innovations driving our mobile multimedia technology development.
This very powerful open-computing platform will allow Saab to maintain industry-leading functionality without substantial hardware revisions," says Schumacher.
For more information about Delphi Corp., visit Delphi's Media Room at delphi.com . Information about the 2003 International Consumer Electronics Show can be found at cesweb.org. |
