The race to market the connected car

The Audi AG Connect vehicle at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The number of cars connected to the Internet worldwide will grow more than sixfold to 152 million in 2020 from 23 million now, according to researcher IHS Automotive. (BLOOMBERG)

By:

Keith Naughton

January 10, 2014 05:00 AM

DETROIT -- When it came time to trade in her Ford Explorer in September, Svetlana Friedman had a condition: No more basic radio. She wanted a car that could connect to her smartphone, her iPad and her digital life.

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