
Electrical systems and circuits
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Smartphones are now in very common use and are the result of convergence
of cameras, MP3 players, games consoles, GPS and, oh yes, mobile
telephones.
For many people, the smartphone is at the centre of their life and the apps it
contains are what they have chosen. To connect with a car and use different
applications is therefore confusing for the users. However, there are two ways
in which manufacturers are working to deal with this:
1. Integrating the smartphone and the car.
2. Replace the car systems with the smartphone’s.
The rst is that many carmakers are now developing (or already have) systems
where the ...