Johnson Controls Supplying HandsFreeLink

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Johnson Controls Supplying HandsFreeLink

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Johnson Controls Supplying HandsFreeLink
Bluetooth, hands-free telematics system for Acura TL.

October 23, 2003 - Officials from Johnson Controls today announced that the company is supplying the HandsFreeLink telematics system for the 2004 Acura TL sedan. The system will be standard equipment in the vehicle.

HandsFreeLink system is a Bluetooth-enabled, hands-free phone system. This system creates a wireless connection to mobile phones using Bluetooth technology, allowing drivers to make and receive calls using the TL's voice recognition and audio systems. HandsFreeLink offers a wide range of features connected to and enabled through the driver's personal mobile phone.

HandsFreeLink utilizes Bluetooth technology, an open standard for short- distance, wireless communications.

The system works with a Bluetooth-enabled cellular phone which can be placed anywhere in the vehicle. HandsFreeLink contains an electronic control module and microphone in the overhead console. The electronic control module contains the voice recognition system, noise cancellation system and Bluetooth chipset. HandsFreeLink is activated by pushbuttons located on the steering wheel.

"Johnson Controls is pleased to be the supplier of the HandsFreeLink system for the Acura TL," said Jeff Edwards, group vice president and general manager, North America / Japan for the Automotive Group of Johnson Controls. "We believe there are many benefits of using Bluetooth technology, including having drivers keep their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel."

HandsFreeLink works with a driver's Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone and is carrier-independent and service-independent. HandsFreeLink requires no monthly subscription fees. The only fee a consumer pays is their regular monthly cellular phone bill.

HandsFreeLink has been tested and validated at Johnson Controls' WAVE acoustics laboratory in Holland, Michigan, to conduct in-vehicle evaluations of the voice transmission quality of the product. It also has been tested at the company's radio frequency test facility, the first of its kind to receive Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification in North America.
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