The current focus is on the software platforms and includes two products, Microsoft Auto and Windows Automotive.

The Windows Embedded Automotive operating system was originally shipped with the AutoPC that was jointly developed by Microsoft and Clarion.

[4] Microsoft's Auto PC platform was based on Windows CE 2.0, and had been announced in January of that year.

[6][7] This version of the operating system was renamed to "Windows CE for Automotive" and had new applications preinstalled like the Microsoft Mobile Explorer.

[10] Microsoft again renamed the operating system as "Windows Embedded Automotive", and updated its version to 7 on October 19, 2010.