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Alpine (Aftermarket car audio and infotainment components; OEM option in certain FCA/Stellantis vehicles for premium audio) Audison; BeatsAudio (OEM in certain FCA/Stellantis models such as the Chrysler 300 and Volkswagen models such as the Volkswagen Jetta) Blaupunkt (also an OEM option for the 2004–2006 Pontiac GTO and 2008–2009 Pontiac G8)
The earliest electronic systems available as factory installations were vacuum tube car radios, starting in the early 1930s.The development of semiconductors after World War II greatly expanded the use of electronics in automobiles, with solid-state diodes making the automotive alternator the standard after about 1960, and the first transistorized ignition systems appearing in 1963.
An automotive head unit, sometimes called the infotainment system, [1] is a vehicle audio component providing a unified hardware interface for the system, including screens, buttons and system controls for numerous integrated information and entertainment functions. Other names for automotive head units include car stereo, car receiver, deck ...
History. Originally incorporated in 1953 as Sparkomatic Corporation, it first operated primarily as a local wholesale distributor of automobile aftermarket parts. By 1961 the company began to sell products with their own Spark-O-Matic brand name. The product line included aftermarket car transmission shifters and related automotive accessories ...
In 1933, Crossley Motors offered a factory fitted car radio for £35. [8] By the late 1930s, push button AM radios were considered a standard feature. In 1946, there were an estimated 9 million AM car radios in use. [9] An FM receiver was offered by Blaupunkt in 1952. In 1953, Becker introduced the AM/FM Becker Mexico with a Variometer tuner ...
A Becker Mexico car radio with electrical search, produced since 1977. Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH, commonly known as Becker, is a manufacturer of automotive electronic equipment. It is part of the car division of the American manufacturing company, Harman International Industries, a subsidiary of South Korean company Samsung Electronics.
At the Alpine Museum in Japan there is a model "7307" radio/tape recorder (circa 1981) [3] shot by an American (Roger Holdaway of SpeakerWorks in Orange Ca Archived 2018-08-10 at the Wayback Machine) using a .45-caliber pistol at a distance of 4 feet (approx. 1.22 Meters). The owner, frustrated with the performance of the product, shot the unit ...
In-car entertainment (ICE), or in-vehicle infotainment (IVI), is a collection of hardware and software in automobiles that provides audio or video entertainment. In car entertainment originated with car audio systems that consisted of radios and cassette or CD players, and now includes automotive navigation systems , video players, USB and ...