1. <The Future of IVI and CE Connectivity> Pavel Stankoulov
CTO

2. <Abalta Technologies Introduction>
Overview
Founded in 2003
Software company
Headquartered in San Diego, California
Connected Car Experts
We’ve connected cars since the mid ‘90s
We understand the intersection of cars, devices and the cloud and have the technology to bring them together
Our products enables rich, relevant user experiences while allowing OEMs to differentiate from one another
Deep experience with mobile OS, interface frameworks & cross platform development
Extensive smartphone and automotive integration expertise
GENIVI Member
SmartDeviceLink (SDL) Consortium Member
Connectivity and Mobility
Own Connectivity Solutions: SmartLink and WebLink

3. <Abalta’s Vision>
WebLink SmartLink
Home
Auto
Devices
Services
Smart Home
Shopping
& To-Do Lists
Remote Vehicle Start
Vehicle
Status
POI
Search
Destination
Setting
Driver Behavior
Evaluation
Efficiency
Navigation
Voice
Assistance
Smartphones
Personal
Computers
Tablets
Wearables
E-Calls
Coupons & Offers
Insurance
Quotes
Home Control
Media
Streaming
News
Updates
IoT
Unified
Our vision is to create a seamless experience between consumers, their car, and their life to provide safe, productive, entertaining, and enriching experiences.

4. <Smartphones can Provide Connectivity Now>
Relatively small number of vehicles have embedded modems
Some with TCU have limited connectivity pipe just for telematics use cases
Smartphones have the latest connectivity technology
Once sold, vehicle modems are unlikely to change
With connectivity via Smartphone the cost is reduced
No need for a modem
No need for additional data plan

5. <Our Solution - SmartLink>
Purpose
Cloud Connection without Special Plan or Jailbreaking
Enables car to connect to the cloud without requiring the user to purchase special data tethering plan or jailbreak their phone
High performance communications and data pipeline to connect the unconnected car
Applications
FOTA - firmware over the air updates
MOTA - map over the air updates
Diagnostic data upload
Infotainment
All Smartphones
Connect any smartphone to any in-vehicle system via USB, Bluetooth or WiFi
Secure
Allows to establish secure connection between the IVI system and the cloud via the smartphone
Ultrafast Pipeline
Fast connections even over Bluetooth 2.0 (1.4Mbps which is 14X standard speeds)

6. <Use Apps on the Phone to Control the IVI>
Applications are difficult to build for automotive head-units
Constrained environment
Often built for old versions of the operating system using outdated development tools
Small addressable market
The app development ecosystem for Smartphones is huge
Easy to develop and deploy
Frequently updated

7. <SmartDeviceLink (SDL)>
Purpose
Use Smartphone apps to control the in-vehicle head-unit
Method
Template based
SDL-enabled applications via special SDK send data to the head-unit and receive user input
OEM can control the look and feel
Easy to achieve driver distraction management

8. <Smart Devices as an Extension of the IVI>
IVI will never match the capabilities of the latest smartphones
Smartphones are upgraded often
Latest CPUs and GPUs
More memory
They have the latest software (the software on the phone gets updated every few months)

9. <Our Solution - WebLink>
Purpose
Enable rich, relevant, differentiated, personal user experiences in the car
Method
Leverages the power and capability of the user’s phone
Applications are running on the phone and are projected to the head-unit
HTML and native applications supported
Lightweight client on the head-unit side
Supports wired and wireless connection
Upgrades to the user’s phone benefit the automotive system as well

10. <Smartphone - Ultimate Personalization Device>
The Smartphone is the ultimate personalization device
Personal contacts
Appointment calendar
Social media connections
Personal media files
Etc.

11. <Smart Devices and Shared Mobility>

12. For more information, visit www.abaltatech.com
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