http://blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/archive/tags/Car+OS/default.aspxTags: Car OSenCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/archive/2007/10/27/i-m-so-excited-about-ford-sync-aka-windows-automotive.aspxSat, 27 Oct 2007 02:39:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:5696757john.mullinax1http://blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/comments/5696757.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/commentrss.aspx?PostID=5696757http://blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=5696757I can't wait to get my new Ford with SYNC! See a review here . Pricing is just $395. Learn more about SYNC here here . In one way or another, I've been involved in this domain for the last 7 years. In fact, I moved from Seattle to join Ford back in 2000...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/archive/2007/10/27/i-m-so-excited-about-ford-sync-aka-windows-automotive.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5696757" width="1" height="1">CarsAutomotivein-vehicle softwareCar OSSYNChttp://blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/archive/2007/09/07/siemens-and-microsoft-team-up-on-in-vehicle-computing.aspxFri, 07 Sep 2007 19:58:26 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:4812479john.mullinax1http://blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/comments/4812479.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/commentrss.aspx?PostID=4812479http://blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=4812479Technorati Tags: Cars , Automotive , In-vehicle software , manufacturing , Car OS Interesting story came out today here . It's interesting for a few reasons: Siemens VDO (the automotive unit) will build solutions for Auto OEMs on Microsoft's consumer...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/archive/2007/09/07/siemens-and-microsoft-team-up-on-in-vehicle-computing.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4812479" width="1" height="1">CarsAutomotivein-vehicle softwaremanufacturingCar OShttp://blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/archive/2007/04/04/toyota-s-car-os-vs-ford-s-sync-microsoft-windows-automotive-part-2.aspxThu, 05 Apr 2007 00:19:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:2027234john.mullinax1http://blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/comments/2027234.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/commentrss.aspx?PostID=2027234http://blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=2027234Welcome back for Part 2! I didn't expect this to be a series when I wrote the original post , but two things happened recently that might (I hope :-) ) make a second post interesting. First, Reuters picked up a story from the Nikkei business daily headlined...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/archive/2007/04/04/toyota-s-car-os-vs-ford-s-sync-microsoft-windows-automotive-part-2.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2027234" width="1" height="1">embeddedAutomotivein-vehicle softwareToyotaToyota OSfordCar OSSYNChttp://blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/archive/2007/02/06/toyota-s-car-os-vs-ford-s-sync-microsoft-windows-automotive.aspxWed, 07 Feb 2007 01:29:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:1614226john.mullinax2http://blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/comments/1614226.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1614226http://blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1614226Ok -- let me come clean right up front: the headline here is slightly misleading because Toyota's Car OS and Ford's Sync are not really directly comparable. For one thing, Toyota's Car OS does not appear to exist yet -- though it reportedly is under development....(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/archive/2007/02/06/toyota-s-car-os-vs-ford-s-sync-microsoft-windows-automotive.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1614226" width="1" height="1">ConvergenceAutomotiveinnovationin-vehicle softwaremanufacturingToyotaToyota OSCar OSSYNC