By LearnBonds, June 7, 2015
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Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG), (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has placed Android Auto, its in-car software system on the road. South Korean car-maker Hyundai is featuring the OS in its new Sonata cars. The software was added to the vehicles in a software update that went out this week. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), which has been working on its own car OS, has yet to show up in any consumer car.
Owners of the 2015 Sonata in the US will be able to ask their dealer to put Android Auto into their car. The system will only work with smart phones running the Google OS, at least for the time being.
Hyundai gets Google on board
The in-car software market is delicate, and car makers are anxious about what they choose to put in their vehicles. If a person begins to choose their car based on the phone they own, that could alter the landscape of the auto market in a huge way. Hyundai Motor Co (KRX:005380) will put Android Auto in your car, but only if you ask for it.
