Toshiba Storage Device Division has shipped more than five million hard disk drives for automotive applications including enhanced navigation, multimedia entertainment and infotainment. The company holds 85% of the automotive HDD market according to Techno Systems Research Ltd.
Toshiba is currently shipping 30 GB and 40 GB automotive-grade hard disk drives and said it has worked with more than 15 car equipment manufacturers to integrate automotive-grade HDDs since 2001.