Garmin enters in-car infotainment market

Garmin International will provide a fully integrated, factory-installed infotainment system for most American 2013 model year Suzuki vehicles. The company’s system combines a 6.1-inch high-resolution touchscreen display with a full-featured infotainment platform, including AM/FM/CD radio, multi-media playback, backup camera support, Bluetooth hands-free connectivity, Pandora internet radio and Garmin’s navigation. The intuitive user interface with advanced voice control makes it easy to operate the system a
April 11, 2012 Read time: 1 min
490 Garmin International will provide a fully integrated, factory-installed infotainment system for most American 2013 model year 4822 Suzuki vehicles. The company’s system combines a 6.1-inch high-resolution touchscreen display with a full-featured infotainment platform, including AM/FM/CD radio, multi-media playback, backup camera support, Bluetooth hands-free connectivity, 4823 Pandora internet radio and Garmin’s navigation. The intuitive user interface with advanced voice control makes it easy to operate the system and switch between functions.

“We’re pleased to extend our cooperation with Suzuki Motor Corporation by providing our fully integrated infotainment platform that goes beyond GPS navigation and provides a whole range of information and entertainment functions,” said Matt Munn, Garmin’s managing director automotive OEM. “By leveraging our long-standing experience in developing navigation software, user interfaces and hardware design, we created an integrated system that is easy to use and makes driving more enjoyable.”

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