Samsung bets $8 billion on connected cars with Harman acquisition

It looks like the Note7 debacle didn’t exhaust all of Samsung’s spare cash as it is dropping eight big ones on the connected car and audio market.
Harman is probably best known for speakers and headphones, or as the company insists on referring to them ‘lifestyle audio solutions’. But, according to Samsung, two thirds of its $7 billion sales last year were automotive-related, which would include speakers but also infotainment systems, telematics, etc.
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