AT&T has announced some new things are coming to AT&T Drive, including new apps for automobile manufacturers and a handful of new partners. The connected car platform is a big focus for the wireless carrier, as it will eventually lead to more LTE-enabled devices being active on its network.Any partners that participated in AT&T’s Developer Summit Hackathon were given early access to the SDK for Drive, which means they’ll be able to get their apps and services onto connected cars sooner. Some of these partners include AetherPal for remote support,Audiobooks.com for listening to digital books, Dash Radio for keeping up with internet radio stations, EventSeeker for finding hot spots in your immediate area, and Glympse, an app known for sharing and keeping up with the locations of people around you.Not only has AT&T gotten several app partners on board with Drive, but they also announced that they’ve entered a sponsorship agreement with Samsung. It’ll likely be awhile before we see anything solid come from that agreement, but it does mean that Samsung is willing to put some money into getting connected cars on the roads.Be sure to keep up with the rest of our CES 2015 coverage.
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