CTIA Super Mobility Week is wrapping up at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas and the folks from QNX are celebrating yet another win in the connected car category. This time around, the new Audi Virtual Cockpit, which is based on the QNX OS, has won first prize in the 2014 CTIA Hot for the Holidays awards.
Created in 2009, the Hot for the Holidays award categories identify and celebrate the hottest mobile consumer electronics products and applications for the holiday season. Winners are celebrated as the "must-buy gifts" for people of all ages during the 2014 holiday season!
On hand to accept the award, which can be viewed below, was Andrew Poliak of QNX Software Systems. Another awesome win for QNX in the books, always nice to see. Congrats to the QNX team!
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