With its largest acquistion ever, Samsung will instantly become "a major player" in the market for providing electronics to makers of connected cars.
Ford Motor's investment is part of a $253 million funding round for the cloud platform company.
Continuing pressure on safety, infrastructure capacity, and emissions are going to force carmakers to fully embrace the smart, connected automobile.
There is a deep ambivalence prevailing in the auto industry regarding ownership of the data generated by the connected car.