With Rim seeing little to no improvement with their Blackberry devices, RIM has decided for once to think out the box and jump aboard with Jeep and their Wrangler Jeep. Will this give RIM a lane of business?
However, the head unit is far more than a virtual A to Z. Drivers can make use of any number of applications including Pandora and TuneIn for streaming internet radio, weather reports, a parking search app and once paired via Bluetooth the ability to read any texts or emails out loud to you from your smartphone.
Each time a particular favourite track comes on to the radio, you will be able to post what you’re listening to, to your Facebook wall via a voice command. The head unit can also be used as virtual mechanic to identify any problems that occur with the car.
QNX is the operating system used in BlackBerry PlayBooks, which themselves are currently being embedded in a range of Canadian police cars.
However, QNX’s vision for the future of motoring is far more integrated than merely utilising an already existing device.
