Amdocs announced it has been selected by AT&T, for the AT&T Drive Studio, a new center to spur the development of connected-car services and applications. AT&T announced its connected car initiative January 6 at the 2014 Developer Summit alongside the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Expanding its longstanding AT&T relationship into the emerging connected car market, Amdocs also said it will enable AT&T to enhance its offering by supporting innovative business models with its auto industry partners.

The solution will provide charging, billing and partner relationship management integrated with AT&T's existing capabilities. These unique capabilities will enable AT&T to split the connectivity charges for separate services occurring in the same car, so that consumer apps such as navigation and entertainment can be billed to consumers, while connectivity for car diagnostics, vehicle telematics and safety services may be included in an automaker's subscription charge. This split-billing capability also opens up a host of promotional opportunities for auto OEMs, app and content providers and others in the connected car eco-system facilitating, for example, offers for a free year of internet music service.