GENIVI, AVnu in auto infotainment deal

In boost for open-source-based design, the AVnu Alliance and the GENIVI Alliance announced they will align software requirements for automotive Ethernet IVI (In-Vehicle Infotainment) and related applications. The joint agreement by the two alliances is designed to ensure to customers that AVnu-certified devices and the GENIVI platform will  interoperate and integrate seamlessly.
 
AVnu Alliance is an industry forum dedicated to bringing AVnu-certified Audio Video Bridging (AVB) devices to market; and GENIVI Alliance aims to drive the development and adoption of an open IVI reference platform.

“The liaison between the GENIVI Alliance and AVnu Alliance is important to the ‘infotainment feature’ deployment in the future for both automakers and the tier one and all other suppliers in the global IVI market,” said Matt Jones, GENIVI vice president.

“This relationship will simplify and improve the development of interoperable communication systems for the automobile, ultimately benefitting the manufacturers, suppliers, and the consumers.”

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