European Telematics & ITS: Bluetooth in the Car

Table of Contents

Part 1 ∼ Market trends for integration

1. Executive summary

• 1.1 Introduction to Bluetooth in the car reports
• 1.2 Introduction to this report
• 1.3 Conclusions

2. Putting Bluetooth in the car

• 2.1 Demand for Bluetooth in the car
  • 2.1.1. Legal push
  • 2.1.2. Market pull
• 2.2 Integration trends
  • 2.2.1. Mobile phones
  • 2.2.2. Digital music players
  • 2.2.3. Personal Navigation Devices

3. Solutions offered by vehicle manufacturers

• 3.1 Availability of OE Bluetooth systems
  • 3.1.1. Vehicle manufacturers offering Bluetooth
  • 3.1.2. Availability of Bluetooth by market segment
  • 3.1.3. Fitment strategy (based on German market)
• 3.2 Handsfree kits
  • 3.2.1. Integration solutions
  • 3.2.2. Price
  • 3.2.3. Cradles
  • 3.2.4. Telephony features
• 3.3 Embedded car phones

4. Devices being brought into the car

• 4.1 Mobile phones
  • 4.1.1. Bluetooth profiles
• 4.2 Music players
• 4.3 Personal navigation devices

List of figures

• Figure 1. Growth in vehicle manufacturers offering Bluetooth
• Figure 2. Bluetooth availability by market segment
• Figure 3. In-car handsfree kit architecture
• Figure 4. Bluetooth in-car integration availability and price
• Figure 5. Embedded car phone architecture
• Figure 6. Growth in mobile phone models available with Bluetooth by manufacturer
• Figure 7. Proportion of mobile phones sold with Bluetooth
• Figure 8. Penetration of profiles on Bluetooth-enabled handsets

Part 2 ∼ Emerging profiles and technical features

1. Executive summary

• 1.1 Introduction to Bluetooth in the car reports
• 1.2 Introduction to this report
• 1.3 Conclusions

2. Bluetooth specifications

• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Overview of core specification
• 2.3 Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR .
• 2.4 Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• 2.5 Bluetooth 3.0

3. Profiles for telephony applications

• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Telephony profiles
  • 3.2.1. Hands Free Profile
  • 3.2.2. SIM Access Profile
  • 3.2.3. Phonebook Access Profile
  • 3.2.4. Message Access Profile
• 3.3 Adoption of profiles

4. Profiles for audio and imaging applications

• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Audio Bluetooth profiles
  • 4.2.1. Advanced Audio Distribution Profile
  • 4.2.2. Audio / Video Remote Control Profile
• 4.3 Image and video Bluetooth profiles
  • 4.3.1. Basic Imaging Profile
  • 4.3.2. Video Distribution Profile
• 4.4 Adoption of profiles

List of figures

• Figure 1. Bluetooth profiles for automotive applications
• Figure 2. Core specification timeline
• Figure 3. Improvements to Bluetooth specifications
• Figure 4. Simple Secure Pairing methods
• Figure 5. Bluetooth telephony profile dependencies
• Figure 6. Phonebook access via embedded device
• Figure 7. Levels of profile adoption in Bluetooth-enabled phones
• Figure 8. Audio streaming using Bluetooth
• Figure 9. Control of an audio source using AVRCP
• Figure 10. Proportion of Bluetooth-enabled phones with audio and video profiles..42

Part 3 ∼ Next generation short range technologies

1. Executive summary

• 1.1 Introduction to Bluetooth in the car reports
• 1.2 Introduction to this report
• 1.3 Conclusions
  • 1.3.1. High speed communication
  • 1.3.2. Low power communication
  • 1.3.3. Very short range communication

2. Overview of technologies

• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Categorising the technologies

3. Very short range communications

• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Near Field Communication (NFC)
  • 3.2.1. Applications
  • 3.2.2. NFC in the car
  • 3.2.3. Adoption

4. Low power communications

• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 ZigBee
  • 4.2.1. Applications
  • 4.2.2. ZigBee in the car
  • 4.2.3. Adoption
• 4.3 Ultra Low Power Bluetooth (Wibree)
  • 4.3.1. Background
  • 4.3.2. Overview of technology and its potential applications
  • 4.3.3. ULP Bluetooth in the car
  • 4.3.4. Adoption

5. High speed communications

• 5.1 Introduction to UWB
• 5.2 Certified Wireless USB
  • 5.2.1. Applications
• 5.3 High Speed Bluetooth
  • 5.3.1. Applications
• 5.4 UWB in the car
• 5.5 Adoption

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Overview of next generation short range technologies
• Figure 2. Outlook for next generation technologies in the car
• Figure 3. Key characteristics of short range technologies
• Figure 4. WiFi networks and Certified Wireless USB hubs