Microsoft offering a version of Live Search to automakers
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Microsoft's move into online services is shifting into the car.
The company says it will offer a version of its Live Search engine to automakers that use its entertainment and information technology system in cars and other vehicles. The technology will work via voice commands, on an in-car screen or a combination of the two, depending on what individual automakers decide.
It's the first in a series of online services to be offered by the company's Automotive Business Unit, said Velle Kolde, a Microsoft senior product manager. The unit has so far focused primarily on software for playing music and communicating from inside cars and other vehicles.