Article: “Creating consistency in the European telematics market” – Next Generation Telematics Protocol

Date: 2/2/2010

Source: social.telematicsupdate.com/ .

An article on social.telematicsupdate.com/ discusses various approaches to standardisation of “In-Vehicle Infotainment” (IVI).

It suggests that rather than formal standardisation, often “one or more major players pushing ahead with a proprietary solution, which then evolves into a de facto standard, often make the most progress”.

One such example is Next Generation Telematics Protocol (NGTP). This is a collaboration of BMW, Connexis and WirelessCar, which has developed both a new telematics framework and a technology-neutral telematics protocol. See www.ngtp.org for further information.

The article mentions another initiative, the California-based GENIVI Alliance, which is also pursuing the broad adoption of an IVI reference platform.

Keywords: Communications, In-vehicle systems, Standard