Optical disc drive with USB interface

The present invention provides an automotive optical disc drive, wherein data communication to a host is performed via USB and drive activation upon insertion of a disc is automatically performed by controlling power supply to the USB interface by means of a mechanical disc-in-switch. Thereby, the invention enables to maintain a specific functionality of automotive disc drives having parallel or serial ATA interfaces in case of data communication via USB. Moreover, the invention enables reducing the number of required hardware wirings.