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Zombie9920:
Article from ZDNet Australia.

 

Cars in BMW's new line, the BMW 7 Series, are equipped with a special kind of Windows: the Microsoft kind.
 
 
 
 
Microsoft's Windows CE software will allow BMW drivers to navigate, make calls and control many of the cars' other features. The BMW 7 Series was launched in Germany last year and has just been released in the United States.

The new line of BMWs use a navigating system from Siemens, called the Siemens VDO Automotive AG, which includes Microsoft's operating system. Microsoft also recently announced the launch of Windows CE for Automotive v3.5, the newest version of its software for cars based on Windows CE.

Microsoft said last July, that over the next year and a half, nine automakers would ship cars with built-in devices that use the Windows CE operating system, which allows drivers to check their calendars or stock portfolios and use voice commands.

Microsoft has been working with consulting company Accenture to provide what it calls "telematic" services for cars, a combination of telecom and data technology.
 
 http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/communications/story/0,2000024993,20263822,00.htm

TB:
I can imagine it now......trying to turn the steering wheel and a polite voice says "An illegal operation has caused this program to shut down." Will BMW provide additional airbags for frustrated drivers to bang their heads against??? It would certainly be a wise precaution.

voidmain:
Heh heh, and every 3 miles you'll have to pull over and reboot your engine...

psyjax:
Who the fuck would want a car that crashes all the time, locks you out of it if you don't let it call home to make sure you own it.  Jeez.... I bet the radio only plays advertising specificaly tailord to you, because the car wont start les you put your wallet in the ignition and own a .NET key, so it can scan your recent purchaces and reserch your demographic.

Wors't part is it probably wont run on anything other than M$ gas and tires.

dbl221:
Ha! let M$ try and take over.....Linux will trounce then in the embeded market.........CE has made little headway so far and I can't see this changing much.

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