Radio is an industry that is transitioning from single media to multimedia. A simple “radio” now is expected to connect to a host of personal media players, not just the AM/FM broadcasts of yesterday. With this new level of sophistication, however, comes numerous challenges, including:

• Numerous licensing and legal issues around DRM schemes, consumer device connectivity, codecs, patent licenses, and so on
• Movement from DSP-only / simple-OS centered development to 32-bit processors and commercial operating systems
• Numerous audio and video media types
• Connectivity to a broad array of personal media devices
• Large quantities of media that must be stored, organized, and accessed in a way that minimizes driver distraction
• Integration with multiple file systems and different types of storage devices

Developers are quickly recognizing the need to move from proprietary operating systems or dedicated DSP solutions to advanced OS and middleware technologies. This is where QNX® reliability and digital media expertise is a prime fit. QNX CAR provides these same comprehensive multimedia capabilities already bundled in, without the tedium of building them in yourself.

QNX customer highlight

Chrysler MyGig Radio

The Chrysler MyGig is based on a 200GB hard drive embedded in the dashboard for ripping CDs and storing navigation data. It also includes a Gracenote lookup engine to provide artist, track and title information.

 

Radio ecosystem

All Media Guide Apple Gracenote Microsoft

Sonic Solutions Texas Instruments and more