Vehicle Audio

Vehicle audio, also known as car multimedia is equipment installed in a car or other vehicle to provide in-car entertainment and information for the occupants. Such systems are popularly known as car stereos. Until the 1950s, it consisted of a simple AM radio.

Additions since then have included FM radio (1952), 8-track tape players, Cassette decks, record players, CD players, DVD players, Blu-ray players, navigation systems, Bluetooth telephone integration and audio streaming, and smartphone controllers like CarPlay and Android Auto.
Once controlled only from the dashboard using a few buttons, but today they can be controlled by steering wheel controls and voice commands.

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