Integrating mobile devices into the car user experience

Abstract

Today, the User Experience in Cars is traditionally defined by controls and devices that belong to the car itself. The emerging mobile devices intruded the User Experience within the car. These mobile devices were first used to perform services that are not part of the manufacturers' original car User Experience like making phone calls using the car stereo. In future, mobile devices will be fully integrated into the car and will be even a functional part of the car itself. This leads us to many new challenges considering the User Experience in cars like creating a holistic and consistent User Experience for the car and the mobile device or physically integrating the mobile device into the design of a car.