Detroit - Jun 6, 2012 - Livio Radio and TuneIn, at the 2012 Telematics Update Detroit announced TuneIn is joining the Livio Connect software network, providing consumers access to music, sports and news while driving with a Smartphone supporting either iOS or Android TuneIn applications.

Additionally, Livio and CSR announced the availability of the Livio Connect API in the production ready RoadTunes ADK 3.0 release. Livio Connect brings safe Smartphone app interaction while driving, starting with Internet radio, mapping apps controls to the built-in buttons on your car stereo.

Livio Connect is a middleware framework protocol that enables hardware devices and mobile apps, now including TuneIn, to connect to and interact with one another. The protocol acts as a common language that allows users to access 60,000-plus radio stations on TuneIn through hardware devices enabled through Livio Connect.