The desire for quiet cars is the driving force behind new cabin designs, according to the latest report from SAR Insight & Consulting: Advancements in Automotive Noise Control Systems: Technology to Transform the In-Car Experience.

According to the latest piece of research by SAR Insight & Consulting, the smartphone market continues to be key for audio ICs, sensors and distributed processing thanks to the popularity of the products, the size of the market and the demand for constant development in functionality.

High resolution audio is the music industry’s next focus, with a continued drive towards improving audio source material, the technologies used to access it and equipment used to play it, according to a recent industry report, which also said that ‘lossless’ streaming subscriptions are expected to account for almost 25% of all music subscriptions by 2020.

The market for home audio devices, including mobile speakers, room speakers, sound bars and multi-room speakers, grew to $9.1bn in 2014 and is expected to exceed $16bn in 2020. These are findings from SensiAn Research’s recently published study on Home Audio Systems, The Growth of Wireless Audio. Vendors such as Harman Group, Gibson Group, Samsung, Sonos and Sony are all in a strong position to capitalise on this strong market growth.