Google has organized a car alliance

Google and a number of automakers plan to integrate Android into cars, for which they organized themselves in the Open Automotive Alliance. The alliance consists of Google itself, automakers GM, Honda, Audi and Hyundai, as well as the developer of Nvidia processors, writes The Verge.

The alliance will be tasked with introducing a successful mobile platform into car entertainment systems. The first Android cars are planned to be released at the end of 2014.

In a press release on its creation, the group noted that it subsequently hopes to join other automakers and technology companies. At this stage, the alliance will develop new features for Android that will allow developers to easily add car mode to their applications.

Representatives of the alliance have already communicated with the US Department of Transportation to ensure the safety of the system for use in the car. Its main goal is to “incorporate the best of Android into a car in a safe and holistic way.”

News of Google’s plans for an automotive version of Android appeared late last year, when it became known that the company would partner with Audi. The partnership turned out to be much broader than originally expected.

However, Google is not the only company seeking to gain control of automotive systems. The first cars with full integration with Siri began to appear after Apple announced its own agreements back in 2012, and the Sync system in Ford cars is based on Microsoft technology.

Automobile companies, in turn, are not limited to one partner - Honda is already participating in the Apple project, while Chevrolet, a division of GM, recently demonstrated its own app store and car interface for its 2015 model range.