After swerving off the road a few times, Microsoft is gearing up for another try at the automotive market. The software maker has persuaded a number of carmakers to use its slimmed-down Windows CE operating system to power a variety of in-car electronics, from navigation systems to music players to information devices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BMW, in particular, has gravitated to Microsoft systems, although the company has announced wins with Honda, Volvo and others as well.<\/p>\n
Microsoft has kept its car talk to a dull roar in recent months, but is expected to talk more about its effort in January, when Chairman Bill Gates delivers a keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
Microsoft is just one of many companies offering an operating system for use in automotive electronics, competing against QNX Software Systems, Wind River and Linux makers, among others.<\/p>\n
As of this summer, analysts said the company had just about 10 percent of the market for in-car electronics, an industry that itself has fallen short of early estimates. Only about 13 percent to 14 percent of cars are connected to a network today, Magney said, although other cars have systems for navigation or entertainment.<\/p>\n
The latest version of its Windows for Automotive software supports Bluetooth connections, allowing in-car systems to tap the power of a cell phone to access information.<\/p>\n
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