Cars to run ... on Android

Qualcomm Technologies has announced that it is partnering with Google to bring the Android operating system to cars.

The plan is to create "powerful infotainment systems" using the Android platform and Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820A and Snapdragon 602A processors. At Google I/O, developers demoed a 15-inch, 4K touchscreen with a 720p digital instrument cluster inside a Maserati Ghibli.

“Android as the infotainment OS in the car will allow drivers and passengers to interact with their vehicles in new and exciting ways”, said Nakul Duggal, vice president of product management at Qualcomm Technologies. ®