Automotive IT era
Now IT industry has penetrated into the world in various fields. Of course, as one of the major driving forces the same promoting the world economy to move forward - the auto industry, is duty-bound to marry with the IT industry. From the IT navigation, IT communications to IT music, automotive IT era is coming to us.

Some people say that the 20th century is the times the vehicle to change human society, and the 21st century will be the times human society to change the vehicle. Vehicle "computer" is one of the accurate notes. Ten years ago, the computer for the Chinese people, was almost equivalent to the toys. At that time, we dare not imagine, the simple graphics outlined by a simple computer language, can actually create immeasurable "IT economy" with its development. 10 years ago, neither did we imagine that with economic development, the auto industry develops at such a high speed, even enter the mass home, and therefore vehicle blow-out development also created a staggering "auto economy".

IT seems to have become synonymous with high-tech and automobile industry is one of the industries with largest application of high technology, so the integration of IT and the auto industry is also reasonable. Today's IT industry has penetrated into the world in various fields. Of course, as one of the major driving forces the same promoting the world economy to move forward - the auto industry, is duty-bound to marry with the IT industry. The result will change the car's traditional operation mode; certainly will also make the auto industry into a new era. Maybe this is the so-called "automotive IT era".

In recent years, Microsoft is opening up the car computer software market. Not only that, Microsoft has also developed an ambitious blueprint hoping in the near future, all cars in the world will be equipped with a computer using Microsoft software. However automobile and IT technology integration must have a very important premise: that they are not "Dead", anything is OK. In fact, the integration of IT technology with vehicles has been a lot of applications, from IT navigation, IT communications to IT music, automotive IT era is coming to us.

IT navigation era
There are a lot of practical applications for the integration of IT technology with vehicles, GPS is one we are familiar with. Now we know most of GPS products more focused on the vehicle anti-theft function. Including the GPS global satellite positioning system, GIS geographic information system, GSM global system for mobile communications, computer network technology, to achieve security, anti-robbery, navigation, positioning, monitoring, business information services, and so other features. The newly-to-market "Inter-City" is a comprehensive application of GPS, GIS, embedded system, portable Internet technology, and multi-purpose satellite positioning navigation information terminal technology. It is to be generally defined as a car computer. Among them, the most notable feature is the satellite positioning navigation function based on the application of its own technological development, not only self-navigation, also intelligent voice tips, information, electronic maps and vehicle owner's manual (including traffic rules, car maintenance, such as maintenance of common sense information) functions. It is interesting that, "Inter-City" also has all the features of Pocket PC, which can send and receive mail, word processing and so on. But perhaps one of the most important "features" is that its information platform is for free. This appeal should be far more than above applications.