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Car makers Ford and Toyota have announced the SmartDeviceLink Consortium, a nonprofit to manage open-source software to connect Android and iOS smartphone apps with vehicle infotainment systems.
Mazda Motor, PSA Group, Fuji Heavy Industries, and Suzuki Motor are the first automaker members of the consortium.
Elektrobit, Luxoft, and Xevo have joined as the first supplier members, while Harman, Panasonic, Pioneer, and QNX have signed letters of intent to join, according to an announcement Wednesday by Ford and Toyota.
BlackBerry subsidiary QNX Software Systems already powers Ford’s Sync 3 infotainment system, as the Canadian company moves its focus to software, including for automotive applications.
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