Covering All The Bases: Vehicles need to incorporate embedded, non-embedded systems and connect to Internet

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AUTO INSIDERS HAVE DEBATED WHETHer future vehicles will be better off with integrated telematics and electronics systems or engineered simply to accommodate handheld cell phones, iPods and other consumer devices. The answer is apparent, executives say. It is both - and then some. In a panel entitled "Trends in Telematics and Navigation" at the Ward's Auto Interiors Conference in Dearborn, MI, supplier and OEM executives say future vehicles will need to keep pace with rapid growth in consumer electronics and software.