The Autocar Professional website recently reported that Visteon  were hard at work developing future-ready products that will enhance user connectivity in car.

“Visteon displayed a range of automotive electronic innovations at the 2012 International CES, the world’s largest consumer technology trade fair, held in Las Vegas in January. The highlight of the company’s exhibit was a ‘consumer experience’ section showing how Visteon leverages its market and consumer insight to develop concepts that explore future consumer-relevant features to improve the driving experience. Among the concepts featured was a digital radio geared for the India market, vehicle diagnostics applications, a ‘connected cockpit’, wireless charging, and products with various levels of sophistication in human-machine interface (HMI).

India digital radio concept: With All India Radio aiming to do away with AM transmission and replace it with digital radio by 2017, Visteon has taken the first step in creating a product aimed at this service. This unit brings all the advantages of digital radio — like four programmes on one frequency, zero distortion, stereo and 5.1 surround sound, and electronic program guide — to the car’s cockpit.

Read the full Visteon article on the Autocar pro website.