These are still early days in the evolution of connected car ecosystems, and too soon to judge which ones will dominate when the dust settles, as Android and iOS have done in the mobile sphere. As in that market, the big manufacturers are contenders along with major infrastructure providers such as Google itself building around the Android Auto app. China’s principal provider of search, Baidu, has emerged as a major player with its Apollo platform, which has just been upgraded in its version 2.5 with features designed to stimulate development in the two closely related key fields of safety and security against cyber-attack. Another Chinese giant, Huawei, is also a contender with its OceanConnect platform – developed for the whole…