Vladimir Rasin

Infotronics is a term used to describe in-vehicle multimedia, telematics, and infotainment technologies, which can be divided into a number of functional areas, such as vehicle integration, remote vehicle services, and near-vehicle interaction. Integration involves better control and integration of a myriad of in-vehicle devices, including factory installed, dealer installed, after market, and third party. The advantage of Infotronics is the late binding of vehicle technology to take advantage of the most recent consumer/vehicle devices in a safe and secure manner. Remote services include Internet-based services commonly available to desktop computer users, such as e-mail, calendaring, e-commerce, and streaming media via cell-based network protocols such as CDMA, GSM, GPRS, and WCDMA. Near-vehicle interaction includes smart highways, tolls, gas pump-based services,... (more)