Panasonic today announced that it has delivered its in-car Display-Audio system compatible with the new MirrorLink smartphone-to-car connectivity standard for the Toyota iQ city car being sold by Toyota Motor Europe becoming the world’s first OEM supplier of such product for the car industry. This genuine Toyota accessory named “Toyota Touch Life” is being offered as a dealer option for the iQ in Europe. The 2-DIN-sized Display-Audio system features an AM/FM radio and a seven-inch WVGA TFT color touchscreen display, which literally mirrors the user’s smartphone screen, showing MirrorLinkTM-enabled applications running on the smartphone. Using the in-dash touchscreen display, the driver can access smartphone applications by the new industry standard connectivity technology, such as maps, car navigators and music players that are designed with driver safety and convenience in mind.
Nokia provides the first MirrorLink-certified smartphone to work with in-car headunits. Nokia smartphone users can download the Nokia Car Mode app from Nokia Store for Nokia MirrorLink-enabled smart phones to be connected with Toyota Touch Life. Differently from MirrorLink Apple iPhone users can use iPhone applications, including navigators such as the Garmin StreetPilot app, internet radios and news apps such as AUPEO! and Stitcher, and social media such as Facebook and Twitter using the proprietary built-in application interface and the custom protocol with Apple’s product certification.
