Abstract
Mecel and Delphi first demonstrated the Bluetooth communication link in automotive applications at IAA in Frankfurt 1999. Four years later the technology is integrated in several serial car models. This is a fast adoption for a new technology in a mature product and industry.
Bluetooth has been adopted because the technology is well suited to automotive requirements and it is bridging the different lifecycles in automotive and consumer electronics. But most important the user benefits are visible and valuable.
First generation systems are for mobile phones and PDAs in the car. Second generation will be for diagnostics and end of line programming in production. Standardisation and future development will be presented.