Continental has announced a new contract for an infotainment head unit with Fiat Group. The contract includes both basic radio and an advanced multimedia system (head unit). Production begins in July 2012 and the first Fiat model equipped with the head unit will be the brand new Fiat 500 L.
The Continental infotainment system will then be rolled out across further models from Fiat/Chrysler.
With this new system the driver has access to analogue and digital radio or navigation functions on a 5-inch touch screen. There is also an option to connect digital music sources via USB and to use the hands-free function for smartphones through a bluetooth-interface. The new head unit uses the Microsoft operating system Windows Embedded Automotive and features text-to-speech as well as voice recognition.
“The Continental head unit is designed to allow for new software functions to be installed on the system after the start of series production. Thus the system can be adjusted to the changing preferences of the driver over the vehicle’s complete life-cycle,“ said Continental.
The Continental infotainment system will then be rolled out across further models from Fiat/Chrysler.
With this new system the driver has access to analogue and digital radio or navigation functions on a 5-inch touch screen. There is also an option to connect digital music sources via USB and to use the hands-free function for smartphones through a bluetooth-interface. The new head unit uses the Microsoft operating system Windows Embedded Automotive and features text-to-speech as well as voice recognition.
“The Continental head unit is designed to allow for new software functions to be installed on the system after the start of series production. Thus the system can be adjusted to the changing preferences of the driver over the vehicle’s complete life-cycle,“ said Continental.
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