HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated (NYSE: HAR), the premier connected technologies company for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, has joined the Intelligent Car Coalition, the leading advocacy group for pro-innovation connected car public policy. In joining the Intelligent Car Coalition, HARMAN continues its work collaborating with companies and trade associations in the communications and automotive industries to support understanding of how connected car technologies impact federal legislative and regulatory initiatives.

HARMAN joins members of the Coalition, including AT&T, the Auto Alliance, CTIA, Global Automakers, MEMA and Verizon, to advocate on public policy issues critical to the advancement of connected cars. These issues include driver attention, data privacy, cybersecurity, autonomous vehicle technology, innovation policy and more, as the automotive industry is further transformed by technology and innovation.

“HARMAN’s solutions are critical components within connected cars as well as powering the connected car ecosystem, and we are thrilled that they will share their unmatched perspective to further conversations in Washington that determine how fast and how far these beneficial technologies advance,” said Catherine McCullough, Executive Director of the Intelligent Car Coalition.

“HARMAN leads the industry as an end-to-end system integrator for automakers and technology suppliers, with more than 25 million automobiles on the road equipped with HARMAN technologies,” said Paula Davis, Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Communications. “HARMAN is committed to developing products and solutions that improve safety, security and connectivity in vehicles.  Joining the Intelligent Car Coalition allows us to further connected car policies through collaboration with industry and public sector partners to protect automotive customers and the driving public.”

With more than 2,000 patents in key domains – including safety, design, navigation, connectivity, networking, HMI and more, HARMAN continues to push the boundaries bringing connected car innovations to market that improve driver safety, increase vehicle security and enable new connected experiences.