Samsung's Acquisition Of Harman Will Have Us Talking To Our Cars Soon

Did Samsung acquire Harman for $8bn to bring Viv Voice First technology to cars? originally appeared on Quora: the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. Did Samsung acquire Harman for $8 Billion to bring Viv Voice First technology to cars? On November 14th, 2016, Samsung acquired Harman, a car electronics and audio systems company for $8 billion dollars. There were no other material bidders. I have said that all future automobiles, self driving or otherwise will be, by definition, Voice First devices.