Car radio" redirects here. For the Twenty One Pilots song, see Car Radio (song).

A DIN head unit with radio and CD

Vehicle audio is equipment installed in a car or other vehicle to provide in-car entertainment and
information for the vehicle occupants. Until the 1950s it consisted of a simple AM radio. Additions since
then have included FM radio (1952), 8-Track tape players, cassette players, CD players (1984), DVD
players, Blu-ray players, navigation systems, Bluetooth telephone integration, and smartphone
controllers like CarPlay and Android Auto. Once controlled from the dashboard with a few buttons, they
can now be controlled by steering wheel controls and voice commands.

Initially implemented for listening to music and radio, vehicle audio is now part of car telematics,
telecommunication, in-vehicle security, handsfree calling, navigation, and remote diagnostics systems.
The same loudspeakers may also be used to minimize road and engine noise with active noise control,
or they may be used to augment engine sounds, for instance making a smaller engine sound bigger.