Dashboard Wars

摘要

A BMW 328i starts at $38,350 but will cost you thousands more once you start adding premium upgrades like fancier wheels, heated seats and advanced driver-assistance systems. If you want navigation with real-time traffic, you can choose the $2,750 technology package. Or you can just prop your iPhone in the cup holder like most people do. There's no question that drivers want access to the Internet for everything from navigation to entertainment. By 2022,94% of all new cars will be connected to the cloud, up from 34% last year, predicts IHS Automotive. But how will they connect? Will it be through an embedded modem in the vehicle? Or will it be through the driver's smartphone with systems like Apple CarPlay and Google's Android Auto?