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Acura To Offer Aha’s Connected Infotainment Platform

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Aha by Harman, an infotainment platform for drivers, has announced a partnership that will bring its listening experience to drivers of Acura RLX vehicles beginning in model year 2013.

Aha, which lets drivers choose from tens of thousands of stations of Web-based content, will be part of an all-new audio system being offered in addition to Acura’s ELS Surround sound system and will be integrated via Bluetooth smart phone pairing. Acura joins Honda and Subaru as one of the first automakers to embed Aha technology.The Aha service is currently live in the US, Canada, and Western Europe.

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