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Samsung introduced the Connect Auto accessory earlier this year. It plugs into a car's OBDII port to provide onboard diagnostics, a virtual assistant that monitors the condition of the car and provides alerts as well as in-car LTE-Wi-Fi. Samsung has now announced that the Connect Auto SDK is now open to interested partners who are willing to develop solutions for this product.
Those who are interested in creating solutions for the Samsung Connect Auto are required to have a Samsung Enterprise Alliance Program or SEAP partner account. The SDK will give them access to a cloud server for the device, it can either be the partner's own cloud service or Samsung's Connect Auto Cloud. Interested partners will be able to provide their own services through the dongle while Samsung will keep everything secured with Samsung Knox and Embedded Secure Element. AT&T is the only provider that will be providing 4G LTE connectivity for the Connect Auto but with the SDK now being opened up this functionality will soon be offered by other carriers across the globe.
