<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
Automotive	I-Operating_System
(	O
formerly	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Auto	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
for	O
Automotive	O
,	O
Windows	O
Automotive	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
for	I-Operating_System
Automotive	I-Operating_System
)	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
subfamily	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
based	O
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
for	O
use	O
on	O
computer	O
systems	O
in	O
automobiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
through	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Automotive	O
Business	O
Unit	O
that	O
formed	O
in	O
August	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
automotive	O
product	O
built	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Automotive	O
Business	O
Unit	O
debuted	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
1998	O
as	O
the	O
AutoPC	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
includes	O
Ford	B-General_Concept
Sync	I-General_Concept
,	O
Kia	O
Uvo	O
,	O
and	O
Blue&Me	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
focus	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
software	O
platforms	O
and	O
includes	O
two	O
products	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Auto	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
Automotive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
Automotive	I-Operating_System
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
was	O
originally	O
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
AutoPC	O
that	O
was	O
jointly	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Clarion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
itself	O
as	O
"	O
Auto	O
PC	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
's	O
Auto	O
PC	O
platform	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
2.0	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
been	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
"	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
for	O
Automotive	O
"	O
and	O
had	O
new	O
applications	O
preinstalled	O
like	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Mobile	O
Explorer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
development	O
using	O
the	O
.NET	B-Operating_System
Compact	I-Operating_System
Framework	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Ford	B-General_Concept
Sync	I-General_Concept
,	O
Microsoft	O
renamed	O
the	O
platform	O
from	O
"	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
for	I-Operating_System
Automotive	I-Operating_System
"	O
to	O
"	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Auto	I-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
again	O
renamed	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
as	O
"	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
Automotive	I-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
and	O
updated	O
its	O
version	O
to	O
7	O
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
latest	O
in	O
MS	O
Auto	O
category	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
Embedded	I-Operating_System
Automotive	I-Operating_System
7	O
reached	O
GA	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
Ford	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
be	O
replacing	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Auto	I-Operating_System
with	O
BlackBerry	O
Limited	O
's	O
QNX	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
