https://community.element14.com/technologies/automotive/w/documents/10176/honda-introduces-hondalink-connected-car-system-and-hondalink-even-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/automotive/w/documents/10176/honda-introduces-hondalink-connected-car-system-and-hondalink-evFri, 08 Oct 2021 04:59:53 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:d12ea2f5-93df-44de-82f5-71bb2a3d3c07iLOVEautomotivehttps://community.element14.com/technologies/automotive/w/documents/10176/honda-introduces-hondalink-connected-car-system-and-hondalink-ev#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Documents by iLOVEautomotive on 10/8/2021 4:59:53 AM<br /> <p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;">Honda unveiled HondaLink, a new in-vehicle connectivity system that will debut this fall on the ninth-generation 2013 Honda Accord. Featuring the first automotive OEM application of Aha by Harman, HondaLink will provide a personalized experience connecting drivers to thousands of cloud-based news, information and media feeds from around the world, using an intuitive, audio-system based interface. </p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/620x295/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-11/contentimage_5F00_18626.jpg"><img alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/00/11/contentimage_18626.jpg-620x295.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=QAmFVSCm4JzpCqqo6SWdn%2FHI5BxTIXeCFPSzfVI7bBI%3D&amp;se=2026-10-16T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=kzhON30O3oyq3Z/df5L+Jg==" style="max-height: 295px;max-width: 620px;" /></a></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;"><strong>The HondaLink smartphone application allows owners to preset content on their phone. </strong>Once in the car, consumers can enjoy personalized content accessible via voice recognition, steering-wheel mounted controls and in-dash audio system controls. The tethered smartphone serves as a conduit to cloud-based media. </p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;">Through the Aha service, for example, HondaLink users can listen to Facebook and Twitter audio newsfeeds, podcasts from NPR, location-based personalized restaurant listings from Yelp!, and access internet music services such as Slacker. The service is free and instantly accessible from the cloud. </p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;">HondaLink will also incorporate Pandora internet radio and voice-to-text SMS text services with pre-programmed responses, which Honda introduced on the 2012 CR-V. </p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h5 style="text-align:justify;">HondaLink EV. </h5><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;">The HondaLink family also includes HondaLink EV, specifically designed for the all-new Fit EV all-electric vehicle and the upcoming Accord Plug-In Hybrid. <strong>Owners of these electric vehicles will have access to applications designed specifically to maintain connectivity to their vehicle.</strong> </p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;">The HondaLink EV application will allow the user to remotely view the state of charge, initiate charging, and activate the air conditioning and heater to pre-condition the vehicle while connected to the grid to maximize battery range on start-up. HondaLink EV will launch with the Fit EV, which will be available for lease in California and Oregon beginning on 20 July 2012.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: ipod, smartphone, transportation, ev, honda, apps, Technology, automotive, electric_car, ipad, hondalink, iphone</div>