Kenwood Shipping Multimedia Receivers With Camera Integration

Kenwood said Thursday its 2015 line of multimedia receivers is shipping and will be in stores by the end of the month. The units incorporate Garmin navigation, and Kenwood expanded its relationship with traffic information provider Inrix to give customers two years of free, embedded traffic information on the navigation display when a smartphone loaded with the Inrix app is connected to the receiver, the company said. In anticipation of a requirement that all vehicles produced after 2018 have a rear-view camera, all of Kenwood’s 2015 DNX receivers can accommodate a rear-view camera using grid lines that help drivers determine distance from an obstacle, the company said. The DNX line is compatible with Miracast, enabling drivers to view their smartphone screen on the receiver’s display via a USB dongle.