CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2014: Our cars as gadgets – and radio’s displacement within them

By Linda Stuart

TORONTO – With connected car technology expected to be the norm in new vehicles very soon, the roll-out of increasingly feature-rich in-dash infotainment systems is slowly turning cars into gadgets. Industry experts who took part in a special panel called “The Connected Car – Dash to the Future” at Canadian Music Week in Toronto last week spoke about the impact the connected car will have on traditional radio businesses, while also addressing concerns about distracted driving and road safety.“The car is really a gadget now,” said Rahul Misra, director of automotive sales engineering for Aha Radio, a division of Harman...