The automotive industry is one of the fastest-growing segments of the technology market, with carmakers looking to add more autonomous features as the race to put driverless cars on the road heats up. Samsung bought Harman in an $8 billion deal that closed in March 2017, the biggest overseas acquisition ever by a South Korean company. Samsung plans to begin shipping the camera system, which is built on machine learning and augmented reality, this year. Samsung also showcased a “digital cockpit” that allows drivers to personalize cars even if they do not own them as it pulls users’ profile from their mobile devices and cloud. South Korea’s Samsung develops ‘world’s smallest’ DRAM chipHarman and Samsung outlined their plan to deliver 5G technology for cars, adding Harman had secured a “leading European automaker” as a client.

Source: The Express Tribune January 09, 2018 06:00 UTC