EU agrees digital radio must be in new cars

15.11.2018 - Belgium Belgium

The European Parliament this week adopted a new communications directive requiring all new cars sold in the EU to be equipped with digital radio receivers. The decision, which is driven by an industry trend away from the prevailing FM standard toward digital radio, is expected to be formally embraced in early 2019. DAB+, the most common standard for digital radio, can be transmitted more cost effectively than FM signals and is seen as more reliable than internet radio in the car.

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