2014 LA Auto Show and Connected Car Expo: Smartphone Integration and App Announcements Make Headlines

The Los Angeles International Auto Show has increasingly focused on the emerging “connected car” segment in the auto industry, bringing together for the second year a range of speakers who discussed infotainment, telematics, in-vehicle HMI and semi- and fully autonomous driving technologies and their potentially disruptive ramifications. A number of OEM brands had announcements, including Acura, Audi, BMW, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, and Mazda, and updates on OEM smartphone integration and related apps made headlines at the show.

1 Executive Summary
2 Press Conferences and Announcements
2.1 Acura
2.2 BMW
2.3 Ford
2.4 Honda
2.5 Hyundai
2.5.1 Hyundai's CarPlay and Android Auto Implementations
2.5.2 Hyundai's Genesis Intelligent Assistant App and Blue Link 3.0 Mobile App
2.6 Jaguar Land Rover
2.7 Lochbridge
2.8 Mazda
3 Connected Car Expo Conference Sessions
3.1 Creating and Selling the In-Vehicle Experience
3.1.1 Fast Forward: Interacting with Tomorrow's Car
3.1.2 Let's Make a Deal: Selling the Connected Car
3.1.3 Automotive Cybersecurity: A Frank Discussion
3.1.4 Connected Car Strategies: OEMs Speak Out
3.1.5 Barbarians at the Headunit: The Evolution of Device Connectivity
3.1.6 Building a New Business: Restructuring and Revision
3.2 Autonomous Vehicles
3.2.1 The Pros & Cons of Connected Autonomy
3.2.2 Autonomous Car Fallout: What Happens Next?
3.2.3 Interview with Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson