The car — no longer just a way to get around — has emerged as the next frontier for connectivity.  For many consumers, it’s a secondary space that’s doing double duty as a place where work, entertainment and safety technologies come together.

In the past, high-end features including infotainment systems, driver assistance sensors and cameras and telematics — a fancy way of describing the technology that integrates global positioning and navigation — were reserved for luxury-class vehicles.

But that’s changing, …