Technology

Connected car's connector: Ethernet

Automotive-grade Ethernet cables, right, offer similar benefits in compatibility and bandwidth to conventional Ethernet cables.
February 23, 2015 05:00 AM
Cable ties

Automakers and suppliers are converging on Ethernet as a faster networking link for in-car computers. The most active members of the pro-Ethernet OPEN Alliance consortium include

• Automakers: BMW, Daimler, GM, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Renault, Toyota, VW, Volvo

• Suppliers: Bosch, Broadcom, Continental, Freescale, Harman, NXP, Realtek, Renesas

Source: OPEN Alliance

SAN FRANCISCO -- Cars and computers are converging, and the plugs prove it.

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