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LG Joins AT&T Drive Studio for Collaboration on the Future of Connected Car

AT&T Drive Studio Credit: AT&T

AT&T last week announced that LG Electronics is the latest company to join the AT&T Drive Studio. The Atlanta-based more than 5,000-square foot AT&T Drive Studio which was opened in January 2014 has to date onboarded twelve companies in the efforts to collaborate and develop new services for the connected car of the future.

AT&T said that the Drive Studio’s sponsorship agreement with LG allows the companies to collaborate on the AT&T Drive platform to support services on automotive grade hardware and equipment for tomorrow’s connected vehicles.

The Drive Studio in equipped with working garage bays, a speech lab, a full showroom to exhibit the latest innovations, conference facilities, and it integrates with AT&T solutions across multiple companies and serves as a hub where AT&T can respond to needs of automotive manufacturers and the auto ecosystem at large.

Jong Rak Lim, Vice President, Head of In-Vehicle Infotainment R&D Lab., LG Electronics, Inc
By analysis of customer insights and Car OEM's requirements, safety, comfort and convenience are key factors in Automotive area. As global No. 1 Telematics supplier, we are very pleased to participate in AT&T Drive Studio as a sponsor and hope to bring better Connected Car solutions into the market together.

Chris Penrose, senior vice president, Internet of Things Solutions, AT&T
At the Drive Studio we work with automakers to make the in-car experience better and safer for the driver and passengers. The spirit of the AT&T Drive Studio is to bring together players in the auto industry ecosystem, like LG, to design the road ahead.

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