Symbio goes beyond average – with the SymbioElysian vehicle infotainment system

Innovation goes beyond a problem-focused approach to deliver optimum design and functionality for Symbio’s customers. The company is one of the first companies in the world to integrate Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto support as part of cars’ entertainment systems.

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Symbio is a global digital services company that helps companies build innovative software products and transformative digital services that connect, engage and amaze their customers. – As a small market player, we have to do things in a lean manner and focus on the essentials, Automotive Senior Manager Antti Laitinen explains.

Symbio is one of the first companies in the world to have focused on cars’ phone projections for several years. – It is a clear competitive advantage for us, adds Kari J. Kauppi, Head of Automotive.

Elysian – a new generation infotainment system

Symbio is launching the new generation SymbioElysian entertainment system for car manufacturers. – It is a more advanced version of the Symbio Connected Car system which consists of pre-certified implementations of all smartphone replication standards including Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, Baidu CarLife and Smart Device Link. This means that the driver can use our Symbio integrated platform to manage features such as tuner functions, media player, vehicle control functions, Bluetooth connectivity, hands-free phone management and navigation from the car display, explains Laitinen.

For automotive professionals it provides an affordable and flexible infotainment system. – SymbioElysian is a perfect solution for enabling fast market entry. Modularity makes it a perfect match for projects to avoid expensive development costs and long development life cycle. Over-the-air software updates and pre-certified software components support fluent future upgrades. Our main goal has certainly been to solve car manufacturers’ integration challenges and in my opinion, we have succeeded in an excellent manner, states Kauppi.