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The group will focus on improving the user experience for in-car DAB radios and understanding the impact of future technology trends. The Group will also consider how to support a consistent user experience from a broadcast data perspective, along with the potential for collaborative research into specific areas of the consumer experience that could support future design.

Digital Radio U.K.’s Laurence Harrison will chair the group that will look at the best practice examples available and identify actions that will help support wider action. Additional areas of focus for the group include how to support user experience from a broadcast data perspective and collaborative research on areas that could support future design.

The as yet unnamed service will be launched ahead of the station’s 40th anniversary in 2017, as part of Radio Cymru’s wider digital plans. It will be available every weekday morning during the pilot period to listeners online, on Radio Cymru’s website, on the iPlayer Radio app and on DAB radio in South East Wales.

For the UK market, it features HID headlamps, 16-inch alloy wheels, front power windows, six airbags, satellite navigation, DAB Radio with USB and Bluetooth connectivity and cruise control with speed limiter as standard.

For an extra £400, you can add the Ford Navigation System which also comes with a DAB radio and Ford SYNC.

Bauer Media’s radio stations have reported record results as the media group retains the number one position in digital commercial radio, shooting past the industry average of digital listening. For the first time Bauer has reported 55 per cent of its total listening takes place via a digital device compared to the industry average of 44 percent.

The automotive industry plays a key role in the adoption of DAB+ in car, but the need for cooperation and involvement of the EU is vital in order to spread the use of technology.

WorldDAB announced the formation of a new group centered on cars. The Automotive User Experience Group will focus on improving the use of in-car DAB radios and understanding the effect of future trends with the technology. Laurence Harrison of Digital Radio UK will head the committee.

The LG Stylus 2 has launched in the UK and is priced for the mid-range, this smartphone brings the stylus to more consumers than ever before. There is also a 16GB memory, microSD card slot, Knock Code lock screen and DAB+ digital radio, the ‘free’ streaming of which is the first on a phone in the UK

30 million adults claim to own a DAB Radio, up 14% Year on Year. In an average week, digital listening accounts for 444 million hours; DAB has a 70% share of digital listening hours, DTV 12% and Online 18%.