Your smartphone has
the potential to
replace nearly everything else in your pockets, so why not your car keys?
Hyundai is working to do just that, with an embedded NFC tag that allows you to
open your car, start the engine and link up to the touchscreen with a simple
swipe.
Because the system can recognize different smartphones, it can
customize the in-car experience to suit each driver’s seat, mirror and
infotainment settings.
Once the phone is in the console, it links up with the 7-inch
touchscreen mounted in the dash, and Hyundai is employing the Car Connectivity
Consortium’s MirrorLink standard to automatically import contacts, navigation
destinations, streaming audio and apps.
Despite forging dozens of automaker partnerships, MirrorLink
hasn’t caught on with many manufacturers yet. That’s mainly due to concerns
about driver distraction and how certain apps would be ported to the integrated
screen, modifying the user interface to suit a more driver-focused experience.
But that’s about to change as MirrorLink begins gaining momentum.
Hyundai and its connectivity partners at Broadcom are working
to get this NFC- and MirrorLink-driven technology to market in its next
generation of products, with the automaker claiming to have many of these
systems in place by 2015.
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