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Toyota joins Ford's infotainment fight against Google, Apple
Ford is determined not to let Google and Apple dictate its vehicle dashboards and now has a big partner. Toyota has agreed to adopt Ford's open-source SmartDeviceLink (SDL) interface software, letting drivers access its Entune infotainment system. SDL allows smartphone-native apps, like GPS navigation, to run on vehicle infotainment systems (it's a open-source version of Ford's AppLink). Auto parts supplier QNX, owned by BlackBerry, has also signed on to the standard, And Ford said that Peugeot Citroën, Honda, Mazda and Subaru are considering it, too.
