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Consumer Electronics Daily News 4 5 Friday, January 6, 2017 W3C AUTOMOTIVE STANDARDS GAIN TRACTION WITH OEMS JLR, VW, TIER ONES & GENIVI ALLIANCE The ecosystem for the automotive indus- try is paying closer attention to the impor- tance of web and automotive standards from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The past two months have seen increased participation in W3C's web and automotive activities from OEMs and W3C members Jaguar Landrover and Volkswagen, as well as Tier Ones Inrix, Mitsubishi and LG. At the same time, W3C has enhanced its collaborations with auto industry associations such as the OMA and the GENIVI Alliance. Cost reductions, productivity gains and greater interoperability are among the key business drivers for the auto industry's increased interest in develop- ing and implementing W3C standards for HTML5 and the Open Web Platform, according to Ted Guild, W3C Automotive Champion. W3C is currently working on application programming interfaces (APIs) for Vehicle Signal API, Media Tuner API, IVI Navigation for Location Based Services (LBS) and is considering new work on Map Viewer and POI Search APIs. Additionally, W3C has a Privacy and Security Task Force to produce guidelines and improve stan- dards to protect connected vehicles. "Consumers today expect their cars to be another connected device capable of delivering the same information and high performance applica- tions they expect from their Web-enabled laptops, mobile phones and televi- sions. To achieve this kind of interoperability, the automotive ecosystem is turning to established tech- nical Web standards such as HTML developed by W3C," said Philipp Hoschka, W3C Industry Management. The W3C web and automotive activ- ities include a standards-track Working Group doing the technical specifications and a Web and Automotive Business Group that identifies use cases and requirements for potential new standards work. Together, W3C and GENIVI mem- bers include several hundred global com- panies representing a broad range of interests in the automotive ecosystem. "GENIVI's standardiza- tion work on location based services APIs and normaliz- ing vehicle signal data for web applications has been significantly improved through GENIVI's collaboration with W3C," said Steve Crumb, GENIVI Alliance Executive Director. "As a result, the automotive industry will enjoy increased opportunities for innovation and simpli- fied software development for connected car solutions." For more information about W3C's web and automotive activities, contact w3t-pr@w3.org. To arrange a meeting with W3C during CES 2017, visit www.w3.org/2017/ces/overview.html. Learn more at suite #313. PATENTED HIGH PERFORMANCE SMARTPHONE SOLAR CHARGING CASE iPowerUp, a smartphone power case design and manufacturing company, announces the release of the "Fusion," the first high performance solar integrated multi-charging iPhone 6/6S/7 power case that delivers. The Fusion is a cleverly designed semi-rugged form fitted smart- phone power case design that provides meaningful solar power, 2500 mA inter- nal backup battery and an integrated digi- tal milliamp meter displaying "real time" performance that fits in your pocket. The smartphone today is the "all-in device" and running out of power is com- monplace. You now can have an addi- tional green backup power source to maintain your daily lifestyle and be pre- pared for any communication emergen- cies. The security and comfort of know- ing you have a highly convenient per- formance based alternative power resource on your phone to communicate is priceless. The Fusion Performance The Fusion has two 22.4 percent efficient solar modules, and provides faster per- formance than anything before it in this unique form factor. One hour solar charg- ing provides up to 500 mAs of power, equaling four hours of talk time or 1.8 hours of online time. In 3.6-3.8 hours, it can refill your iPhone 6/6S or 7s internal battery, or in 5.5-6 hours, you can refill the internal (2500 mAh) battery. It pro- vides the highest solar performance in the smallest design ever and is extremely useful when plugging in is not an option. It provides significant talk time in as lit- tle as 30 minutes from solar. For more information, visit www.ipowerup.com.