But now politics are being waged as infotainment — and all too often, mis-infotainment.
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UConnect, Fiat Chrysler's corporate infotainment system, is a serious contender for the "best infotainment system" moniker.
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There's also Porsche's latest infotainment system, which here features unique displays for the instrument cluster and infotainment hub.
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The Audi Virtual Cockpit infotainment system is a two-time winner of our Infotainment System of the Year award.
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The Elantra also comes with Hyundai's excellent BlueLink infotainment system, which is one of the best touch-screen infotainment solutions on the market.
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The infotainment system uses an NVIDIA K1 processor and LTE Advanced data transfer; no wonder it is 50 times faster than Audi's former infotainment platform.
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Toyota is building Alexa into its Entune 3.0 infotainment system (which also includes Apple's CarPlay support), and Panasonic is bringing Alexa to its future in-car infotainment systems.
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The infotainment system debuts Ford's next-generation SYNC infotainment system that includes a customizable area that can learn a driver's preferences and make personalized suggestions, according to officials.
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Absent from the Mercedes infotainment is gesture control, which rival BMW offers on their latest iDrive infotainment system and startup Byton showed off in their concept this week at CES.
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The vehicle will have a 16.8-inch digital instrument panel, 10.9-inch infotainment screen, and an 8.4-inch touch pad below the infotainment screen that can be used for climate settings.
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The infotainment system in the Jaguar XE P300 and ...
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The Taycan Turbo and Turbo S have a 16.8-inch digital instrument panel, 10.9-inch infotainment screen, and an 8.4-inch touchpad below the infotainment screen that can be used for climate settings.
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MBUX, Mercedes' new infotainment system, is not on the CLS.
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So, technically, your infotainment setup is already out of date.
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So it should work with most infotainment systems out there.
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Also, Uber currently doesn't offer its infotainment system in India.
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Is anyone satisfied with the state of infotainment systems today?
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Harman is integrating Microsoft Office 365 into its infotainment systems.
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Kia's midsize SUV also features a very intuitive infotainment system.
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Hard to use infotainment systems also continue to annoy customers.
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QNX has long been used to run car infotainment consoles.
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But this will show up in the infotainment systems, too.
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Moving on to the infotainment system, Mercedes calls theirs MBUX.
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Qualcomm technology is currently employed for telematics and infotainment systems.
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CarPlay appears as an option on the central infotainment touchscreen.
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Infotainment runs on a relatively large yet discreet central touchscreen.
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That is, until you start fussing with the infotainment system.
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The trackpad infotainment interface in the Lexus UX hybrid SUV.
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Jaguar's infotainment systems have been a mixed bag for us.
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All the infotainment bits use a heavily skinned version of Android.
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The project combines FCA's UConnect infotainment system with Android 7.0 Nougat.
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TimeSync could also be used for car infotainment systems, Robinson says.
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Lexus also remains incapable of offering a user-friendly infotainment system.
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Audi is using a similar thought in its latest infotainment system.
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Heavy duty buyers also want more technology, including better infotainment systems.
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They represented a kind of midpoint between sheer hucksterism and infotainment.
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It's not the best infotainment system available, but it's good enough.
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Alfa's infotainment setup gets less charming the more we use it.
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At GM, the Chief Infotainment Officer and CTO co-manage IoT.
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Fix the infotainment, and this interior is easily a perfect five.
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The Touch Pro infotainment system runs on a 10-inch screen.
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Ford's Sync 3 infotainment system runs on an 8-inch touchscreen.
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The modest, Audi-derived infotainment screen sits atop the center console.
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The vehicle will also integrate Apple Music into its infotainment system.
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Cadillac Cue is among the best infotainment setups in the industry.
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In fact, safety features trumped infotainment by a fairly big margin.
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To the right of everything is the 16.9-inch infotainment touchscreen.
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Full-size sedan buyers tend not to care about infotainment systems.
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Infotainment is provided by GM's superb system, skinned specifically for Chevy.
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The dual infotainment screens of the Acura TLX A-Spex PMC.
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GM's infotainment system is also much easier to use than others.
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Starting with the infotainment system, I ran into a few problems.
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While the Regal GS is more near-luxury than true luxury, its infotainment setup handily beats out what's on offer from Mercedes and BMW and challenges Audi's (our two-years-running Infotainment System of the Year).
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Also on Wednesday, Consumer Reports rated Tesla's infotainment system the best available.
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In the car, Apple's CarPlay infotainment system will have a new look.
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The infotainment console wasn't obtrusive or obscenely large on my right side.
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Inside, three separate screens make up the instrument cluster and infotainment unit.
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Apple's CarPlay infotainment system is finally coming to vehicles with two wheels.
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The Google Maps app showed up on my Chevy Volt infotainment screen.
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And this is how Volvo handles CarPlay on its own infotainment system.
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"The more stuff the better," he added, especially safety and infotainment technology.
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"Infotainment remains an area where automakers can get better," according to Sargent.
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The infotainment center touchscreen is much easier to navigate than a smartphone's.
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But far more customers are still suffering with a busted infotainment system.
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Not all Infotainment artists went on to have careers after the 80s.
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In GM vehicles, CarPlay is included in most of the infotainment packages.
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Audi will also announce more details about an infotainment partnership with Disney.
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Toyota and Lexus now have infotainment systems built on Linux, for example.
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A new infotainment system, featuring 2 large touchscreens, is intuitive and responsive.
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And it moves well beyond the things like seat settings and infotainment.
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Currently, it develops the CarPlay infotainment system that links to drivers' iPhones.
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So, too, can its climate controls, found right beneath the infotainment screen.
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Luckily, you can save money by not ordering the larger infotainment display.
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Qualcomm is doing well when it comes to modems and infotainment systems.
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A closer look at the infotainment system of an Android-powered Volvo.
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Changes will include a redesigned, friendlier exterior and a new infotainment system.
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For iPhone users, CarPlay is Apple's version for in-car infotainment features.
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And as usual, I must bemoan Toyota's dated and disappointing infotainment solution.
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The RX5's infotainment system is powered by Alibaba's YunOS operating system.
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There also isn't a big-screen infotainment center inside of the car.
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The Urus' two-screen infotainment/climate control interface is borrowed from Audi.
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It'll feature Chevy's MyLink infotainment system with a 10.2-inch color touchscreen.
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Hyundai's new Veloster models have an asymmetrical design and updated infotainment features.
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Infotainment might not excite somebody who turns a wrench for a living.
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GM WILL USE GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY TO POWER INFOTAINMENT SYSTEMS STARTING IN 2021
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Potential privacy issues aside, consumers are unlikely to mourn automaker-created infotainment.
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Multiple touch screens mean the passenger seat gets its own infotainment controls.
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But in the past decade, a new front has opened up: infotainment.
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The infotainment system AND climate controls in the Range Rover Sport hybrid.
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This wouldn't merely be a mirror image of Trumpian infotainment, of course.
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Interior wise, credit goes once again to Ford's fantastic Sync infotainment system.
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While the Dot is great as an infotainment system, it's not perfect.
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A growing number of drivers have started using Google's Android Auto or Apple's CarPlay, which mirror phone apps on in-vehicle infotainment screens, instead of the traditional in-vehicle infotainment systems, according to a recent J.D. Power study.
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The infotainment system feels dated, especially compared to Ram's 12-inch portrait touchscreen.
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The floating infotainment screen has gotten even bigger, complimenting the digital gauge cluster.
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Other automakers depend on OTA updates for more than just their infotainment systems.
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The 10.9-inch infotainment display from the Taycan Turbo also makes a return.
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A hacked infotainment system should not allow for control of braking or steering.
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Now let's see if that will be enough to convince infotainment system manufacturers.
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But the big story behind the RDX Prototype is the infotainment system inside.
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Additionally, Nvidia's GPUs are currently being used by automakers in their infotainment systems.
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The biggest issue is that the Passport still uses Honda's old infotainment system.
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At one point mid-drift, Schwartz's phone unexplainably disconnected from BMW's infotainment system.
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What disappoints: The dual-screen infotainment system is confusing and difficult to use.
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It also shows a near-production version of VW's next-gen infotainment system.
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But Apple has something Spotify doesn't: its own in-vehicle infotainment platform, CarPlay.
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Or, in the current news world that puts infotainment above all else, zingers!
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This big, hi-res screen does double duty as both infotainment and instrumentation.
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Then, they set up the HVAC and infotainment to run off Android completely.
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These days, political conventions have become "infotainment" -- televised pep rallies for the nominee.
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Sold as infotainment on a website called GenePlaza, the How Gay Are You?
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The car also comes with an infotainment system powered by Android and Google.
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Tesla said it would expand gaming services available through its cars' infotainment centers.
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For us, the Accord won in two major departments: driving dynamics and infotainment.
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The infotainment touchscreen is a modest eight-inches, running Ford's SYNC 3 system.
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The Chevy infotainment system was the best of all the four trucks here.
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The 10.25-inch infotainment display runs Mercedes' pretty good, yet not great, system.
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The seven-inch infotainment screen runs Nissan's capable if not exactly stupendous system.
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The choice of a third-party platform resolves questions of infotainment leadership neutrally.
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The vehicles will also integrate Apple Music into their infotainment systems, Porsche says.
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The infotainment system will include in-vehicle apps from the Google Pay store.
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Mercedes-Benz has been pushing big infotainment screens in its vehicles for years.
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The infotainment system is based on Volvo's innovative and oft-overlooked Senus setup.
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Infotainment works fine, with GPS navigation, Bluetooth connectivity, device integration, and satellite radio.
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The G25's infotainment system is simple, clean, easy to navigate and fast.
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That's no small feat when it comes to infotainment systems built by automakers.
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The rest included non-infotainment applications such as software used in autonomous vehicles.
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That's because the 15-er does double duty as both infotainment and instrumentation.
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"Every Future Has a Price: 30 Years After Infotainment" is an auspicious beginning.
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For this trim level, the infotainment system runs on an eight-inch touchscreen.
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The infotainment system runs Buick's IntelliLink interface on an eight-inch central touchscreen.
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The 8.8-inch infotainment screen occupies most of the middle of the dashboard.
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"Infotainment systems in vehicles continually lag the performance of mobile phones," Wakefield said. Questions?
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Plus, the infotainment system is attractive in its design but frustrating in its operation.
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The CLS comes with COMAND, which is a usable but not ideal infotainment setup.
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That mainly consists of revenue from infotainment and development agreements for self-driving cars.
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Related: 'Infotainment': A Playbook for Fighting Trump's America Need More Activism In Your Art?
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In some ways — like in the infotainment department — it's far behind even those choices.
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That's why many new cars provide "infotainment" systems, with screens embedded in the dashboard.
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I was filled with self-loathing for taking the job of chief infotainment officer.
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But Apple Music is just one of the many features in the infotainment system.
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Specifically, it boasts high-quality Alcantara suede and an enlarged 8-inch infotainment screen.
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I still love Hyundai's infotainment system, and the technology for the price is great.
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The Uconnect infotainment system, however, was excellent, although the 500X's screen is rather small.
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I say "almost" because the infotainment system, essentially FCA's excellent Uconnect setup, works well.
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The Audi MMI/Virtual Cockpit combo of instrument cluster and infotainment screen is fantastic.
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The infotainment system runs on an 8.6-inch touchscreen powered by BMW iDrive technology.
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He cited automotive "infotainment" systems and automated driving as fields of mergers and acquisitions.
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In addition, there's an 8-inch LCD running a Mercedes-Benz-sourced infotainment system.
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The car features BOSE Surround Sound, MMI infotainment system, and 552 bhp engine power.
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Both the Model S and the Model X have enormous central touchscreen infotainment systems.
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It can also receive wireless over-the-air updates for infotainment and vehicle systems.
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It is worth noting that you should expect some issues with the infotainment system.
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The infotainment system is controlled using a buttons-and-touchpad interface between the seats.
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But a challenge is keeping infotainment systems separate from those that control the car.
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Kia has developed a blissfully simple infotainment interface and central console for its vehicles.
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Highlights include an unusually spacious cabin, comfortable seats and a user-friendly infotainment system.
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InControl Pro has a history of being a good, but somewhat fragile infotainment system.
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The XC90 gives you everything you'd expect on the infotainment front, at this level.
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There's a brand-new infotainment system, fully active electric suspension, and a mild hybrid engine.
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The truck's infotainment system includes a five-inch screen that provides trip data and diagnostics.
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Lastly, mounted in the center dash is the Display Audio infotainment system powered by Android.
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The interior of the Q8 is lovely and features Audi's new dual-touchscreen infotainment center.
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Karpf also said that the huge infotainment screen in his Model X has repeatedly frozen.
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But Haeng's keeping mum on what exactly it might work on with Google beyond infotainment.
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Panasonic also said Monday it will put Alexa capability in its next-generation infotainment systems.
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The X53's parking assists, head-up display and infotainment are all best in class.
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Mercedes instead used its investment in HERE to develop maps for its new infotainment system.
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A 12.3-inch touchscreen located above the center console caps off the whole infotainment system.
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QNX, a unit of Canada's Blackberry Ltd, designs infotainment system software used by 40 automakers.
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Google Maps also lets you click through the list of directions on your infotainment screen.
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Thomas Lawson's Don't Hit Her Again shows how current events seeped into Infotainment artists' work.
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Moon said 2 million Honda cars already have the phone-connected infotainment systems in them.
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The infotainment system appears to be pasted into the dash and is slow to operate.
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The infotainment system is based on Chevy's superb setup and runs on a central touchscreen.
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Built-in navigation gave the Model 3's infotainment system an edge over the Bolt's.
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"Cadillac has had a lot of various infotainment and electrical issues going on," said Linkov.
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In the context of infotainment, though, 5G networks are mostly about that: speed and convenience.
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Marketplace interacts with G.M.'s infotainment system and establishes a dialogue with the car owner.
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In certain General Motors vehicles, the built-in infotainment system will now be Google-powered.
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For drivers, this has meant many new features: automatic braking, turn-by-turn directions, infotainment.
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Both were less demanding of driver attention than built-in infotainment systems, the research found.
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We've already seen how Tesla has changed how we think about infotainment systems in cars.
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Ford has announced recently the imminent release of its next-generation infotainment system, Sync 4.
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All of the automaker's 2020 vehicles are expected to come with the infotainment system preloaded.
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The Mach-E is also getting a next-generation version of its Sync infotainment system.
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Ives said the main driving force behind the in-car infotainment movement is the consumer.
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The infotainment is a particular pain point, with slow responses and no physical volume knob.
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Kia is selling what I consider one of the top infotainment systems on the market.
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The touchscreen runs the latest version of Jaguar Land Rover's InControl Touch Pro infotainment system.
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IBM's cloud now powers the U.S. Army, while Watson is in a new car infotainment system.
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The infotainment system can be controlled with voice commands or by connecting your smartphone to it.
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It's taken various forms, as it's moved from retrofitted Volvo infotainment systems to new, custom screens.
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The center screen is a large, tablet-sized 11-inch display reminiscent of Tesla's infotainment setup.
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Every carmaker has a different set of vocabulary for its set of telematics and infotainment system.
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Apple's automotive infotainment system CarPlay is coming to two new premium makes: Aston Martin and Mini.
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Other changes include a new infotainment system with a 10.1-inch touchscreen and an updated interior.
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Seat-integrated displays for passengers complete the infotainment picture for those who prefer to be driven.
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For example, the Chinese market is moving rapidly ahead in infotainment systems and in-cabin technology.
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However, the company insists the look of the infotainment system will be consistent across all models.
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Oddly enough, for a show featuring East Village-based artists, Infotainment never appeared in New York.
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I love to drink cappuccino for breakfast at the bar, and I really enjoy consuming infotainment.
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Nissan says the displays and infotainment system can be controlled by hand gestures and eye movements.
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For example, when Fiat Chrysler recently updated its infotainment system, it also inadvertently disabled other systems.
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Look for these updates to roll out to compatible Android Auto infotainment systems later this summer.
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Amazon's $50 Echo Auto is the newest entry in a confused—and confusing—automotive infotainment market.
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I've never much liked the infotainment system, but it's more an issue of function than design.
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Connected cars provide benefits such as better traffic flow, improved fuel economy and better infotainment consoles.
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Honda's Display Audio infotainment system is displayed on a 7-inch touchscreen in the center dash.
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So Ford's universal platform could exacerbate low-quality app development or incongruent services in infotainment systems.
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Software made by QNX is already used by Ford to build its in-car infotainment systems.
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Android Auto handles the traditional car stereo and navigation infotainment stuff, Android handles the other stuff.
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We had many themes, and one was the beginning of the reality television infotainment industrial complex.
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We're hiring kids from communication companies and even the gaming industries, infotainment design, product design, fashion.
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Volvo's infotainment interface adopts more colorful home-screen tiles and rejiggers some icons for better readability.
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It might resemble a Nintendo DS, but that seven-inch unit is the 500X's infotainment screen.
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Throw in Chevy's state-of-the-art infotainment system and you have a dandy modern crossover.
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The alliance's next-generation infotainment system and dashboard displays will use Android and launch in 2021.
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Microsoft has partnered with car makers including Ford, Kia, and Hyundai to co-develop infotainment systems.
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The infotainment system checks off all the boxes: Navigation, Bluetooth connectivity, device integration, and so on.
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Other low points include the infotainment system, which uses Lexus' confusing and ineffective Remote Touch interface.
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Fiat Chrysler (FCA) today announced the newest version of its infotainment system for cars, Uconnect 5.
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What can't be ignored is the Lexus infotainment system, which is still impossibly difficult to use.
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Automakers now include more infotainment options to allow drivers to use social media, email and text.
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But the company is focusing more on the user experience with its infotainment interface and mobile app.
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GM is making it possible to shop right from your vehicle's infotainment system, while on the go.
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A chip controlling car brakes would not also be allowed to run an in-car infotainment system.
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Android Auto brings your Android phone interface to your car's infotainment system on 400 different car models.
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The pad communicates with the car via WiFi and provides colored directional markings in the infotainment screen.
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These updates will enable both CarPlay and Android Auto on the company's navigation and UVO20163 infotainment systems.
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The Porsche infotainment system has been recently upgraded, with a full rollout on the New Panamera sedan.
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Even the infotainment, which is heavily based on technology from Rolls-Royce's parent company BMW, is straightforward.
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The centerpiece is an 11-inch portrait oriented touchscreen where the company's Android-based infotainment system lives.
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It's a car with racing smarts, even if it's not running the latest and greatest infotainment software.
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The native Android Auto infotainment system means the XC40 Recharge can receive over-the-air software updates.
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These handle a lot of core functionality, so you don't have to use the infotainment as much.
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Both Google and Apple also have software that can replace the interface of a car's infotainment system.
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The dedicated infotainment screen fades, as the miles per hour climb in order to limit driver distraction.
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This opens up all sorts of interesting new questions about the future of in-car infotainment systems.
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But why would a driver even want 3D visual effects in their instrument panel or infotainment display?
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BlackBerry's auto OS is already found in infotainment centers from several carmakers, most notably Ford's Sync system.
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The Japanese auto giant has preexisting relationships with Nvidia and Microsoft on its compute and infotainment systems.
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Dee says that the art, which utilized some of the same Infotainment strategies, become broader, more mainstream.
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So, too, is the 8-inch navigation screen, which runs a version of FCA's Uconnect infotainment system.
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The information-display screens and the center infotainment screens are a big improvement over the previous generation.
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But why isn't there more regulation when it comes to voice activated technology and car infotainment systems?
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Li hopes studies like this will lead car makers to improve the design of vehicle infotainment systems.
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Companies like Parkmobile Group (owned by BMW) put parking payments into car infotainment systems and mobile apps.
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The Land Rover InControl Touch Pro infotainment system is a big improvement over Land Rover's previous systems.
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The center stack features an 8-inch touchscreen running the latest version of Toyota's Entune infotainment system.
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Materials are on a par with the class, but Hyundai's infotainment system rises above most of it.
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It beats the Arteon on styling and infotainment tech, but the Arteon is a tad more luxurious.
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Car Infotainment systems for cars are for displaying information such as navigation and playing audio or video.
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The German company's product portfolio ranges from home appliances, to infotainment solutions, to virtually everything in between.
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Toyota has been a holdout from CarPlay, Apple's in-dash infotainment system that works with your iPhone.
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The two main campaigns will likely focus on a car's infotainment system and its autonomous driving capabilities.
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A good infotainment system requires a range of expertise, says McKinsey auto industry analyst Hans-Werner Kaas.
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While the main infotainment system runs through a larger 8.8 inch screen with 3D graphic navigation capabilities.
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The interior is gigantic, the infotainment system is fun to mess around with, and perhaps most importantly.
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It also employs the company's new infotainment system, MBUX, which appears on dual 10.25-inch touchscreen displays.
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You get Bluetooth audio, a touch-screen infotainment system, automatic emergency braking, a rear camera, and more.
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As per usual, the best part of Lexus' infotainment is how little you have to use it.
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Also notable is Kia's UVO infotainment system; it's one of the best touch-based systems I've used.
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Android Auto and Apple CarPlay are both on board, accessed through the company's well-designed infotainment system.
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A Land Rover spokesman said the automaker had problems with its infotainment system and was correcting those.
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Now, instead of just doing infotainment, we now have 29900 or 2199 different modules in a car.
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It works well — neither as fantastically as Audi's or Cadillac's, but far better than Lexus' infotainment system.
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Audi's new MMI infotainment system features multiple touchscreens with haptic feedback that physically and audibly click when touched.
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Both are touch-sensitive and offer a plethora of options to operate the telematics, infotainment, and assistance systems.
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It's nice, but the interesting changes are the new infotainment system and the suite of active safety features.
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All RDXs come with a panoramic sunroof, the True Touchpad infotainment system and a dynamic drive-mode selector.
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The infotainment system inside the 2019 RS 5 is of the same design Audi has used for years.
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The driver can configure the screen to display the speedometer, power meter and infotainment screens in various fashions.
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Google declined to include support for its own smartphone-connected infotainment system, Android Auto, according to the report.
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Along the way, it lost the Fisker moniker but gained a redesigned infotainment system and "super-charging" capabilities.
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One area where Kia and other automakers have excelled is improving the infotainment systems in their newest models.
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Likewise, other vehicle manufacturers would be able to apply SmartDeviceLink support on top of their own infotainment software.
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The company is in talks with other automakers and suppliers to get what3words integrated into vehicle infotainment systems.
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First, the infotainment system is annoying to use since it relies on a knob instead of a touchscreen.
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Now Mercedes is bringing more tech, namely its new MBUX infotainment system, to other vehicles in its portfolio.
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This mode basically turns your smartphone into an Android Auto-powered infotainment system, when you're behind the wheel.
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The infotainment tablet, attached to the back of the front seat, can be accessed using a mobile app.
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At the same time, increasingly advanced infotainment systems make it harder to keep your eyes on the road.
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The 2018 Lincoln Navigator is equipped with a Lincoln-badged version of the Ford Sync 3 infotainment system.
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Specifically, instrument clusters, telematics and infotainment environments have very different requirements than those of computing, storage and networking.
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Ford and Baidu also teamed up as strategic partners in offering infotainment services to Chinese customers in 2013.
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Baidu and Daimler will now integrate Baidu's connectivity services into the Mercedes-Benz's MBUX infotainment system, Daimler said.
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If Lexus ever solves its infotainment woes, the GS will be one of the best cars on sale.
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Finally, you can raise or lower the back two rows from the main dashboard infotainment system touchscreen, too.
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When it's plugged in, the case becomes a Bluetooth audio transmitter for anything, including (especially) airplane infotainment terminals.
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The panoramic glass roof makes the coupe feel open, and the infotainment system, provided by Volvo, works well.
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Despite a few small hiccups here and there, Honda has managed to pull off an impressive infotainment system.
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The infotainment system looks absolutely gorgeous, but it's a little bit fiddly and kind of hard to use.
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The grabber is the large instrument panel/infotainment screen that extends across the left half of the dashboard.
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Even if the infotainment system is reset to factory defaults, cron jobs are not removed, the researchers said.
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Other than that, it's typical Kia with lots of well-placed buttons and the company's Uvo infotainment system.
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Cybersecurity professionals have demonstrated how to hack into the infotainment systems of several vehicle brands over the years.
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The first "Murphy Brown" had the late 20th century concern that TV news was mushing into bland infotainment.
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Audi MMI is generally considered to be one of, if not, the best infotainment system in the world.
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Monday's reveal finally fills in some much-needed details on the interior, battery, infotainment and driver assistance systems.
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This Android-powered infotainment system is the product of a years-long partnership between the automaker and Google.
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The Android-powered infotainment system is fully integrated with Volvo On Call, the company's digital connected services platform.
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The center screen appears to be the entirety of the infotainment system, again much like the Model 3.
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The old infotainment system is here, though you can avoid using it by making liberal use of CarPlay.
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How the look and functionality of the infotainment system was developed is an example of this newfound nimbleness.
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The Velar also has Land Rover's next generation infotainment suite on board, with a double touch-screen setup.
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Thus far, established automakers have not used OTAs for safety systems, only for non-critical systems like infotainment.
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BlackBerry had 14 design wins in automotive in the fourth quarter, of which only three were for infotainment.
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Consumer Reports says the biggest issues with domestic cars and trucks are advanced transmissions, turbocharged engines and infotainment systems.
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Swaths of flat gray plastic cover almost every surface, including the strange shifter that lives below the infotainment system.
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On the inside, it's all luxury, with two crazy-comfy-looking seats and infotainment gadgets and enormous screens everywhere.
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Google already has a robust and widely used maps app, and Android Auto is a pretty decent infotainment system.
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Porsche designers have made "dark mode" the default in the instrument cluster and the rest of the infotainment system.
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But this is Google, and expect the Android-based features to make its way into other car infotainment systems.
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This 22019 version is equipped with BMW's latest infotainment system, which is among the best offered in the industry.
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While not an infotainment service, another auto-owned alternative — the mapping company Here — received a major investment last week.
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It also gets the new Mercedes-Benz User Experience (MBUX) infotainment system, replacing the automaker's older COMAND multimedia interface.
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The infotainment system can be a bit frustrating, asking you to negotiate CarPlay with nothing but a rotary dial.
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Never mind all the data, cybersecurity, infotainment and other services delivered to passengers that must be managed, as well.
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Lastly, LG will help VW create a new infotainment system that can intuitively run all these functions and features.
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Harman is the No. 1 maker of automobile infotainment systems that integrates navigation, safety solutions, media and smartphone connectivity.
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Giving a natural—in the sense of not requiring any physical touch—interaction system for infotainment is a challenge.
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This helps explain why automakers are so reluctant to give up the relationship between customers and their infotainment systems.
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In the cabin, there are touchscreens for infotainment readout, along with standard physical controls for additional cabin control options.
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The Bolt features a 25-inch touchscreen running the new MyLink infotainment system and customizable widget-based themed displays.
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In 21, Volvo announced plans to incorporate a version of its Android operating system into its car infotainment systems.
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You also get Ford's fantastic infotainment system, a great stereo and a ton of space for passengers and cargo.
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And, in the center of the dash, is a standard 8.4-inch touchscreen that runs the Uconnect infotainment system.
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The roomy interior comes with a redesigned infotainment system features a streamlined interface, haptic touchscreens, and improved handwriting recognition.
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Ford is bringing crowdsourced navigation app Waze to its SYNC 3 infotainment system, the companies announced at CES 2018.
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Car infotainment systems are slowly improving nowadays, but the vast majority remain unintuitive and quickly grow out of date.
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To save weight and because space is limited, there is not a second screen in the center infotainment stack.
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GM is giving developers a fast lane to make it easier to build connected car apps for infotainment systems.
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The large, curved infotainment screen that hints at Acura's new human-machine interface (HMI) rises out of the dash.
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This is true of in-car infotainment systems including OEM-specific platforms, as well as CarPlay and Android Auto.
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Infotainment and climate can be controlled on the lower screen, while navigation info can remain in full-view above.
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Accordingly, the Lambo-ized infotainment system is easy to use and boasts a bass-y sound system to boot.
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At Apple's WWDC keynote today, the company announced a number of updates for its CarPlay in-car infotainment platform.
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When you sync your Android smartphone to your car's infotainment system in a few months, expect a darker look.
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At that point, the researchers take over both the infotainment and instrument cluster screens and remotely unlock the doors.
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You get a full 8.8 inches of screen real estate sporting a reskinned version of BMW's iDrive infotainment software.
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GM's MyLink infotainment system is still the primary interface, and it's still one of the industry's less-annoying options.
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Amazon has also partnered with BMW and Audi to create cars that have Alexa baked into the infotainment console.
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The GT-R's infotainment system is a Nissan setup, and compared with industry leaders, it isn't all that great.
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BlackBerry has developed self-driving car technology as well as infotainment software (music, maps, etc.) through its QNX unit.
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RAM is part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, whose uConnect infotainment system is well-executed, but not praised often enough.
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QNX was not Entune's main platform, but it did supply some peripheral infotainment software, BlackBerry spokeswoman Sarah McKinney said.
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We've been using Alexa in a car for 6 months and it's the best infotainment system we've ever used.
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The Mustang Mach-E will also get Ford's next-generation Sync infotainment system, featuring a 15.5-inch central touchscreen.
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The instruments and infotainment are also comprehensively digital and far more of a factor than on pre-Roma Ferraris.
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The infotainment system itself is a hacker's paradise and is more powerful than most embedded devices, including home routers.
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The 10.1-inch central touchscreen is responsive and no aspect of the Q3's infotainment is difficult to use.
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Another study, by Research and Markets, estimates in-car infotainment will grow into a $30 billion market by 2022.
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The EQC will come standard with the company's new MBUX infotainment system, which is already in the A-Class.
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Inside, the Cayenne E-Hybrid is equipped with the latest version of the company's Porsche Communication Management infotainment system.
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For example, our cars' so-called infotainment systems do much of what a cellphone does, including distract the driver.
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In 2017, Volvo announced plans to incorporate into its car infotainment systems a version of its Android operating system.
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Acura's 2019 RDX SUV puts its infotainment screen at eye level so a driver doesn't need to look down.
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"It added more distractions," said Ross Miller, the principal engineer for infotainment user interfaces at Honda, Acura's parent company.
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The last screen that comes standard with the Taycan is found below the infotainment display on the center console.
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Anything that can't be accomplished with those knobs is controlled through Hyundai's BlueLink infotainment system, one of my favorites.
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In lieu of gauges and an infotainment screen, there's a single, ultra-wide display that's curved toward the driver.
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Google also has a deal to bring its infotainment system to cars made by the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance.
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The interior looks like a modern Lexus, which I love, without the fussy Lexus infotainment system, which I hate.
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Audi powers its infotainment systems with Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor, as well as 4G LTE and Wi-Fi.
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"Infotainment and connectivity are the only parts of a car where consumer expectations are set against other technologies," Poole said.
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Chief Executive Tim Cook has suggested that Apple wants to move beyond integration of Apple smartphones into vehicle infotainment systems.
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Panasonic announced it would work to bring both Alexa and Google Assistant to the infotainment systems it provides to carmakers.
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Just focus on the gauzy feeling of being wrapped in a safe, beautiful ecosystem, a perfect world of uplifting infotainment.
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Most car infotainment systems remind me of something you'd see parked by a hospital bed in an intensive care ward.
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Many carmakers believe their infotainment user interface is an extension of the car brand itself, which makes customizability hugely important.
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The top center-mounted screen handles infotainment and navigation duty while the bottom is for climate control and text input.
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Mezrahi's success speaks to a couple things: more people are circumventing their vehicle's infotainment system in favor of their phones.
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That's not a bad thing at all, since we've found Volvo's Sensus infotainment system to be a snap to use.
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It has leather seats, an industry-leading infotainment system, adaptive cruise control, blind spot monitoring and a premium audio system.
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The result is more confusing infotainment systems for customers whose top priorities are the best, effortless-to-use tech features.
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A swath of companies came to say they've partnered with Amazon Alexa or added Google Assistant to their infotainment systems.
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A secondary display connects the dashboard to the center console, making for a sharp little home for the infotainment system.
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It brings the Android Auto interface previously only available on specific in-car infotainment units to any compatible Android device.
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The Prius Prime I tested had a heads-up display that I found very useful for just this reason. Infotainment
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Will there be a crazy intelligent infotainment system to keep passengers entertained as they glide along in the I.D. Vizzion?
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And on Monday, Jalopnik discovered that the update sent some customers' infotainment screens spiraling into an endless loop of reboots.
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The company recently sent out an update that moved the controls from the center infotainment stack to the steering wheeling.
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Realizing that the Infotainment artists deserved a new historical appraisal, Elizabeth Dee recently resurrected the show and added to it.
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There's an 11-inch display for infotainment on the dash and a HUD projected onto the bottom of the windscreen.
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Apple CarPlay and Android Auto make an appearance, but Ford's infotainment system is good enough that we preferred using it.
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The car's connectivity/infotainment/telematics platform will be a new, open one, created in collaboration with Microsoft, Alibaba and Ericsson.
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Partners: BlackBerry already has a licensing deal with Ford to help power its connected cars' infotainment technologies, which includes Hypervisor.
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The car comes with the latest version of Audi's MMI infotainment system, including two center screens and a digital dash.
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Talking to Waze ("OK, Waze") brings a voice-based navigation system into your car through the app or infotainment system.
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Not all is perfect, but in-car navigation and infotainment systems simply can't keep up with the pace of smartphones.
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Lower production costs mean GM can add features - safety, infotainment and connectivity - normally standard in more expensive models, he added.
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Companies like Garmin already offer in-car Alexa products, while carmakers have begun incorporating the assistant into their infotainment systems.
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So far as Audi is concerned, it can do in-car navigation and infotainment better than either Apple or Google.
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The entire infotainment setup is derived from Audi's, and that's good news because it's among the best in the industry.
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The instruments and infotainment setup are a bit of a trade-off, relative to what you get on the Audi.
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I also don't like that every time you start, I don't like the constant weather warnings from the infotainment system.
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The leather-wrapped steering wheel was adorned with the usual bevy of buttons, to control numerous vehicle and infotainment functions.
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Not so here, where the infotainment appears pasted in and massive seams where panels were placed are visible all around.
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Ditto Jaguar Land Rover's infotainment system, which isn't nearly as easy to use or as fast as it should be.
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LeEco is, broadly speaking, a "lifestyle" company, with a diverse ecosystem of infotainment content, smart devices and internet-connected mobility.
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Executing code on the car's infotainment unit was extremely easy by connecting a USB flash drive with specially crafted scripts.
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Still, it sounds like a big improvement over how third-parties have pursued access to infotainment systems in the past.
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Consumers reported that problems with "infotainment" amenities like bluetooth connections or navigation systems accounted for roughly 25% of dependability issues.
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The leather-wrapped steering wheel was adorned with the usual bevy of buttons to control numerous vehicle and infotainment functions.
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On Monday, Amazon introduced Alexa Onboard technology, which lets users access the Alexa voice assistant through their car's infotainment system.
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While infotainment used to essentially mean the car radio and navigation system, it has blossomed into the car's entire interface.
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Leaders of the Religious right have lined up to back his campaign, joined by an assortment of conservative infotainment celebrities.
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The design is subdued, as is usual for BMW, but the usability of hard controls and infotainment is class-leading.
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The problem with this concept is there are a limited number of apps that work with these smart infotainment systems.
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The Maxima's infotainment system runs off a relatively dinky, low-resolution eight-inch touchscreen, with knobs and buttons as backup.
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Tesla has used the OTAs to fix software bugs, roll out new features in its infotainment system and improve performance.
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Volvo promises an infotainment system with an interface "as good as a mobile phone" thanks to a collaboration with Google.
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Everything is within easy reach, with real buttons for the essentials and an all-star infotainment system for the rest.
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You also get nice leather seats, a bunch of performance data in the infotainment system and a Bose audio system.
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Modern cars have "infotainment" systems on a screen below the dashboard to help with navigation, playing music and other jobs.
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GM's go-to infotainment system is still among the best in the industry, even if it isn't the most attractive looking.
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From sophisticated infotainment systems to the artificial intelligence enabling autonomous driving, vehicles are looking more and more like computers on wheels.
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That's what Noveto's Sowlo infotainment sound system can do, so your passenger doesn't have to hear a text from your mom.
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"I feel it's reasonable, where in the future, most of the cars have an infotainment system powered by Android," said Brady.
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All told, it's an enormous development that Google is close to seeing cars roll out with infotainment systems powered by Android.
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Google has also struck a deal to bring its Android infotainment system to cars made by the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance.
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Cook said Apple remains focused on the in-car experience with its CarPlay system that links smartphones to vehicle infotainment systems.
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The menus are simple, but the small infotainment display means it can't show you navigation and music at the same time.
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Ford added Android Auto, 4G LTE connectivity and a suite of new apps to cars equipped with its SYNC infotainment system.
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Inside, there's a digital gauge cluster and a 10-inch touchscreen to operate the sedan's infotainment system and other vehicle functions.
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I'm spending some time in the new Audi Q8, and the car company equipped the crossover with its latest infotainment system.
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The UVO infotainment systems on the new Niro PHEV, Soul EV, Optima PHEV and K900 models are compatible with the agent.
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QNX had been a part of Harman International at the time, and was focused on infotainment system software even back then.
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The vehicle is equipped with Mercedes' new MBUX infotainment system, which boasts a self-learning voice control system with connectivity features.
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Its MyLink infotainment system served as the platform for Android Auto, which was integrated directly onto the dashboard's 7-inch touchscreen.
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Engineers stuck an iPad on the dash where the infotainment screen would normally be to show which mode we were in.
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The infotainment display looks tiny on top of such a large center stack and the column shifter is vague and dated.
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In the meantime, his Jeep's problem has only gotten worse — the infotainment system won't boot up at all now, he says.
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Mid-drift, his phone lost Bluetooth connection with the infotainment system, which Schwartz was relying on to talk to his team.
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The i-TRIL also comes with an artificial intelligence assistant that allows passengers to control the infotainment system using voice control.
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It has both CarPlay and Android Auto, and features JLR's dual-screen InControl Touch Pro Duo infotainment system (as an option).
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If you like one of its suggestions, it easily pushes the navigation data to the COMAND infotainment screen inside your Benz.
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The two-screen infotainment setup looks modern and sleek, with cool touches like control dials embedded in the lower touch screen.
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And the dash has been fitted with a touchless infotainment system called AirBar from Neonode, which debuted at CES this year.
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DANIEL EK: And happy to work – JIM CRAMER: Samsung's car, because can you do with Infotainment and do it with HARMAN.
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Driver mode could be engaged automatically by pairing with a vehicle's infotainment system, or would need to be turned on manually.
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It blends the two panels of the instrument cluster and the central infotainment system into what is effectively one continuous screen.
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LeTV, the Chinese media and electronics company that's backing EV startup Faraday Future, has created an infotainment concept for Aston Martin.
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Meanwhile, the instrument cluster and infotainment system run on a pair of 12.3-inch screens that cover much of the dashboard.
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Beyond the smartphone, gesture controls could allow more fluid and natural command over smart home devices or in-car infotainment systems.
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Pitched as infotainment, the site sells some ethically and scientifically dubious apps predicting, among other things, intelligence, math prowess, and depression.
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The weak spot here is Jaguar Land Rover's InControl Touch Pro infotainment system, which has never been one of our favorites.
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Stack the GT-R's infotainment up against other supercars, with their minimal interfaces and tiny screens, and Nissan's offering seems lavish.
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The InControl Touch Pro infotainment system runs on a 10-inch central touchscreen that combines with a digital climate-control interface.
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Cook said Apple remained focused on the in-car experience with its CarPlay system, which links smartphones to vehicle infotainment systems.
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Yes, most modern cars have a digital display and slick infotainment systems, but the latest electric cars seem very screen heavy.
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The QNX unit, which has long been used to run car infotainment consoles, is expected to start generating revenue in 2019.
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The infotainment system runs off a substantial center screen that's controlled with a puck-like thingy that resides between the seats.
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Infotainment systems, pre-smartphones, brought numerous new reasons to take your hands off the wheel and your eyes off the road.
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It isn't difficult to then make the leap to the infotainment system morphing into the interface that controls the entire car.
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But between the fussy infotainment systems, cryptic control layouts and the finicky gearboxes, there's enough going on to drive you mad.
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An angled, massive infotainment screen rises out of the dash alone but looks like a continuation of the control stack below.
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It locks the infotainment system and steering wheel controls to keep the parking attendant from rocking out while you have dinner.
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Inside, occupants will find either a standard 6.5-inch touchscreen or an optional 8.0-incher — both running Subaru's STARLINK infotainment system.
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The iDrive infotainment system continues to be easily navigable with an intuitive scroll wheel, while graphics are slick and never stutter.
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And the urge to televise and sensationalize news that didn't really help anyone, because of ratings, was turning news into infotainment.
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Not Android Auto, to be clear, but an embedded Android operating system running at the heart of the dashboard and infotainment system.
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Through an API, partners can integrate Audioburst's personalized feeds into their own smart speakers, mobile, in-car infotainment systems and other products.
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James Felkins, senior user experience designer, took us through the thinking behind the wraparound dash displays and primary center console infotainment system.
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While many automakers struggle with new infotainment systems, Tesla has made waves with a huge center screen and over-the-air updates.
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And, let us not forget the optional tablet-like 8.4-inch COMAND infotainment color display mounted on the center of that dash.
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But newer infotainment systems let you pair up your smartphone via Bluetooth so you can take calls over the car's audio system.
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The MMI houses Audi's infotainment display that includes radio and smartphone integration, its vehicle info center, and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
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In this final phase, the original voting app will switch back to being an educational and infotainment tool for kids,' he said.
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Once you have a connected car, you also suddenly get lots of analytics back from how drivers interact with the infotainment system.
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The top screen handles infotainment, navigation, telephone, and vehicle settings while the bottom is for climate control and entering text for navigation.
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I was disappointed to find out that the Countryman's implementation of the iDrive infotainment platform didn't support display mirroring like some BMWs.
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This means that you get the familiar iPhone interface on the car's infotainment screen without needing to plug it in every time.
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GM recently revamped its vehicle infotainment system, partly to allow drivers to create user profiles that follow them from car to car.
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And there's a bunch of other companies we're talking to about adopting Android as their built-in infotainment system in the car.
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Panasonic says the system also runs natively through the infotainment system, enabling a lockout feature as a nod to curbing distracted driving.
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Panasonic, which makes infotainment systems for several automakers, announced a partnership with Amazon at CES, an indication that more carmakers will follow.
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A big change from Mercedes' older infotainment system is the ability to touch, swipe and pinch-to-zoom on the screen itself.
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Fiat Chrysler is powering the new Ram's computer-sized screen with the fourth generation of the company's own infotainment software, called UConnect.
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It could also keep tighter control of customer data and the brand-defining look and feel of dashboard infotainment systems, they added.
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The show also allowed mobile powerhouse Qualcomm to unveil its first major in-car infotainment design via a new deal with Audi.
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A 24-inch TFT hi-def widescreen display sits atop the dashboard, playing the role of the instrument cluster and infotainment display.
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Users will be able to stream music directly through their infotainment systems on the over 200 car models that support Apple CarPlay.
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However, perhaps the most exciting bit about the new Aston is its new class-leading infotainment tech suite inside the luxurious cabin.
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Amazon this morning announced the launch of a toolkit for developers that will allow them to integrate Alexa into cars' infotainment systems.
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In general, cars have become rolling computers that slurp up personal data from users' mobile devices to enable "infotainment" features or services.
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BlackBerry said it would use Qualcomm's hardware platform in areas such as virtual cockpit controllers, telematics, electronic control gateways and infotainment systems.
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Although Apple has CarPlay, which competes directly with Android Auto, there are no stated plans for car infotainment systems that run iOS.
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General Motors is doing similar things with OnStar, collecting data on infotainment and other parts of the vehicle, to improve its products.
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Some new materials improve the overall ambience and a silver trim ring now wraps around its 7.0- or 8.0-inch infotainment systems.
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Coupled with the intuitive infotainment system and the relaxed highway ride, it's a nice place to be when cruising on the highway.
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SDL is an open source smartphone app platform that works on both your in-dash infotainment screen as well as your phone.
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It has a fairly futuristic infotainment system with an Alexa tie-in, but it's not a full version of Amazon's voice assistant.
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The infotainment system makes do with a small screen in a jet-fighter-cockpit cabin, but it's fairly good as supercars go.
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The Honda Accord's sportier driving dynamics and superior infotainment edges out the Toyota Camry's more attractive styling and silky smooth V0003 engine.
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The center stack features an 8-inch touchscreen that houses the infotainment system, which Honda has heavily revamped for the 2018 Accord.
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Tech-wise, the two trucks are neck and neck, but if I had to pick an infotainment system, I'd lean toward Chevy.
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The guidelines also encourage manufacturers to implement features such as pairing, where a portable device is linked to a vehicle's infotainment system.
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The base models get Toyota's Entune infotainment -- which has been annoying to use since it launched — but they don't get cruise control.
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Combining style and joyful driving, the Jaguar XE is held back by a weak infotainment system, but it's still worth a look.
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The development of infotainment systems is usually outsourced to third-party electronic component suppliers and not made by the automobile manufacturers themselves.
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An available Online Pack provides "unlimited data for music streaming, weather updates, and calendar information via the infotainment screen," the automaker said.
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Between the huge head-up display, digital instrument cluster and large infotainment screen, you have constant access to all-important driving information.
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For GM, it's an admission that people don't want its house-made infotainment tech, and to give them what they do want.
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Polestar, Volvo's electric performance brand, has a similar deal with Google, and uses an Android-based infotainment system in the Polestar 2.
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The touchscreen runs Ford's SYNC 3 infotainment system and provides Bluetooth connectivity, navigation, audio, two USB ports, and a suite of apps.
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The automakers have reached a deal with the Cupertino giant, and scaled back on their efforts to offer proprietary infotainment systems. 6.
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The platform will help automakers keep their cars up to date and allow them to update their infotainment platforms over the air.
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All, to him, were evidence that a crucial industry was being dumbed down into infotainment for the sake of the profit motive.
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The center console is wide, with a push-button gear selector and climate and infotainment controls that took a while to find.
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Its top Limited trim starts at just under $39,000 and offers extra driver-assistance tech, chrome trim, and upgraded infotainment and audio.
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Those cars will also likely come with better tech, too, as the Land Cruiser makes do with Toyota's unimpressive Entune infotainment system.
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Starting next year, Alexa will be built into infotainment systems for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac drivers with 2018 and newer models.
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Connect a smartphone to a car's infotainment system, and a driver can have access to features including Apple's Siri or Google's Assistant.
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There's no central screen, so the right screen covers the entire infotainment suite, managed using a small cluster of knobs and buttons.
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CarPlay, Apple's automobile infotainment system, is available on various vehicle models in India but it doesn't offer basic navigation functionality, another user complained.
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SmartDeviceLink is essentially the open-source version of Ford's AppLink, which is now a built-in part of its Sync 3 infotainment platform.
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Displays and the vehicle's infotainment can be controlled with hand gestures and eye movements, and fingerprint authentication is used to start it up.
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There are two displays in the front-seat headrests, too, giving passengers access to a range of entertainment, cabin control and infotainment options.
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This new Android-powered infotainment system will debut this year on the all-electric Polestar 2, the second car from Volvo's performance brand.
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The SUV's infotainment system will also have access to the Play Store, allowing owners to download apps that Google's approved for automotive use.
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The ergonomic layout of instruments and infotainment controls is superb — Kia is one of the top brands in the business for user-friendliness.
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The new Denali also features leather seats with heating and cooling functions, and a new infotainment system with a smartphone-like display screen.
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A third 6.8-inch touchscreen is found at the back of the center console, providing infotainment and climate control access to rear passengers.
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Developments regarding Google's set-top box software, Android TV, and its in-car infotainment product, Android Auto, have been relatively quiet of late.
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Through the Volkswagen MIB II infotainment touchscreen you can opt to switch on the Beats sound system, or manually alter the mood lighting.
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Chevrolet is teaming up with Shell to launch a new feature that allows drivers to pay for gas from their vehicle's infotainment screen.
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Even buyers of the $138,000 Alpina B7 xDrive will need to decide to spend $300 to get access to Apple's alternative infotainment system.
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The SUV uses Mercedes-Benz's slick new MBUX user interface / infotainment system, which dominates the dashboard, thanks to two 10.25-inch digital displays.
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Earlier in the decade, it had plunged in the survey due to transmission problems and issues with its high-tech Sync infotainment system.
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It's not a full in-car iOS designed to replace every feature of your car's infotainment system — it's in no way that robust.
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Next, solutions exist to defend the particular electronic units in a vehicle that are connected to the outside world — for instance, infotainment units.
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The powerful chip would upgrade the connected-vehicle experience by supporting advanced graphics in infotainment systems and even incorporating Qualcomm's deep-learning algorithms.
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Important, too, is what Chevy has mounted in the center dash: a 10.2-inch touchscreen that is running the new MyLink infotainment system.
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The platform for registered Volkswagen customers will also be open for third-party vendors, such as suppliers of music, movies and other infotainment.
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Fiat Chrysler will bring CarPlay and Android auto to its next-generation UConnect infotainment systems this year, the company announced today at CES.
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The change in fortunes rides largely on how automakers have handled two big technological trends: proliferating infotainment screens and advanced driver assistance features.
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Since your phone is smaller than most infotainment displays, the Drivemode app puts simplicity first with oversized buttons and easy-to-read text.
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Sure, it's 10.2-inch infotainment screen is smaller than the Model 3's, but 10.2 is still nothing to shake a stick at.
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But soon, it will be: Google announced at I/O today that Waze will be coming to the company's in-car infotainment platform.
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Sales in its automotive business rose 7.8 percent last year thanks to demand for driver assistance and infotainment systems and diesel injection systems.
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The electric SUV uses the same radical dual-screen InControl Touch Pro Duo infotainment system that Jaguar launched on the Range Rover Velar.
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It's surprisingly spacious inside (it could easily accommodate two car seats for my children) and has a nicely designed touch-screen infotainment panel.
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"Just like we did on the infotainment side, I think there's a need for a common platform on the autonomous side," said Cauchy.
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Tesla may be choosing Intel over Nvidia to make chips for the "infotainment" system in Tesla cars, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing unnamed sources.
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The central touchscreen infotainment system offers all the usual stuff, from GPS navigation to SiriusXM radio to USB connectivity and Bluetooth device-pairing.
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But the real showstopper was the addition of Audi's MMI "Virtual Cockpit" infotainment system, which allows for customization of the digital instrument cluster.
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Our test car was also equipped with an 8.3-inch center console mounted display running the latest version of Audi's MMI infotainment system.
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It also has ample space for luggage, heated and cooled cupholders, heated seats, front and rear infotainment screens, and an optional roof box.
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Starting this year Chevy, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac owners can chat with Alexa through the infotainment system of their 2018 and newer cars.
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Amazon said it will bring the latest Fire TV edition into car infotainment systems, beginning with future BMW and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles vehicles.
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Mazda's infotainment remains one of my favorite mainstream systems, even though it constantly notified me of text messages that I didn't actually get.
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The latest generation of its infotainment system will offer the kinds of features you've come to expect from the computer in your pocket.
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The car can technically still drive, but Teslas are known for relying heavily on their screens for controlling the vehicle beyond infotainment features.
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The more likely scenario would be for Apple to create an operating system for the car that handles autonomous driving and infotainment centers.
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Tesla is leading the infotainment race with these in-car entertainment services, said Dan Ives, managing director at Wedbush Securities and Tesla analyst.
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As soon as they leave the Google Maps or Apple Maps app, your navigation screen disappears and Spotify opens on your infotainment screen.
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You can use the money you save over a German car to enroll in anger management, as the infotainment system demands extreme patience.
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The president is extremely and fundamentally influenced by the conservative infotainment sphere, most notably Fox News — where Bolton is an on-air fixture.
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The Mach-E features Ford's next-general SYNC infotainment system, which uses machine learning to adapt to your preferences and make personalized suggestions.
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Apple CarPlay is an infotainment system many cars now offer, and the software allows drivers to easily sync an iPhone to their vehicle.
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But as the divide between the capabilities of smartphones and in-car infotainment systems grows, automakers have been more willing to turn to Google.
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Problem is, the makers of the infotainment systems included in most new cars have been slow to integrate the wireless capability into their interfaces.
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Alexa Onboard will eventually be made available to other product manufacturers, so expect more infotainment systems to be using it in the near future.
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This isn't the first time games have been on Tesla's infotainment screens; it has had them available as "Easter eggs," or hidden software features.
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Utilizing OTA, in-vehicle GPS units can quickly deploy updates of new user interface elements, maps and points of interest to the infotainment platform.
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The navigation screen and infotainment system of the new Supra, along with the iDrive controller, are lifted straight out of the BMW parts bin.
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It has the same Thor's Hammer headlights as Volvo's 90-series, the same terrific iPad-esque infotainment setup, and basically the same exterior design.
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Traditionally, a car manufacturer would build an infotainment system, maybe do some user tests, tweak it, and wait for the reviews to come in.
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The automaker's 2018 Camry will be the first car available in the U.S. market to include an Automotive Grade Linux (AGL)-based infotainment system.
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The car also includes a 16.9-inch touch infotainment screen, which is nearly the size of the 17-inch display in the Tesla Cybertruck.
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The two are teaming up to make Android a more integral part of a car's infotainment system, handling everything from radio to cabin comfort.
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Like SmartDeviceLink, OpenCar will let carmakers customize an infotainment system's software to their liking and tap into a common library of third-party apps.
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But it still looked very much like Sensus, and anybody who had used a Volvo infotainment system would feel right at home with it.
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The only extra upgrade we'd get is the $995 technology package, which brings that class-leading infotainment, satellite radio, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
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That means, starting today, you no longer have to solely use Apple Maps when connecting your iPhone to your car's infotainment and navigation center.
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Both companies also have infotainment software that have become default features for a wide range of auto manufacturers with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
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The fanciness continues with gesture control, an emerging feature that allows drivers to control their infotainment system with the touchless move of a hand.
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It credited new product launches and upgraded content in vehicle cockpits, including a deal with an unnamed automaker for a next-generation infotainment system.
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Mercedes Benz set a new industry benchmark for voice controls in the 2019 A-class sedan and GLE utility with its MBUX infotainment system.
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The guidelines, which are part of a Phase 2 for NHTSA proposals, follow guidelines outlined for infotainment systems (your car's actual console), from 2013.
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Delphi said its fastest-growing products, including active safety and advanced gasoline technologies, "infotainment" and electrification, had double-digit growth in the third quarter.
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In-car navigation and infotainment options now abound, and more vehicles are shipping with support for native vehicle smartphone software from Apple and Google.
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But it's unclear if the team is focusing on the infotainment aspect or the software layer that is going to run the entire car.
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No wonder then, that in a 2017 study, Consumer Reports found just 44 percent of respondents were "very satisfied" with their car's infotainment system.
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At the top of the wood-encrusted center console is Mercedes' COMAND infotainment system, displayed from a tablet-like screen attached to the dash.
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Far from it, with Apple's CarPlay and Android Auto and third-party services built into infotainment systems, like Nuance with its Dragon Drive interface.
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Volkswagen is previewing the next generation of its high-end infotainment system at CES this year on a car called the e-Golf Touch.
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Beyond Echo Auto, some cars from BMW, Ford, Audi and Toyota (and future Byton cars) have direct integration with Alexa with their infotainment systems.
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It's a smart rearview mirror that provides navigation, a search function for points of interest, instant messaging, and on-board infotainment through voice command.
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LeEco is also working with Aston Martin on its first electric car, the RapidE, and has built a new infotainment system for the company.
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The acquisition is Samsung's largest ever, and places the electronics company in the vanguard of the automotive industry — which Harman supplies with infotainment technology.
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He also mentioned that "some" of the new "infotainment" features added in the forthcoming update may be tied to Tesla's "premium connectivity" internet package.
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The rear console features new USB-C ports and the driver has handy access to the latest version of the BMW iDrive infotainment system.
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With superb infotainment and respectable 200-horsepower four-cylinder engine in the base model, the Colorado is a lot of truck for the money.
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Ford's Sync 3 infotainment system lives in the Expedition's center screen, and we're happy to report that it's easy to use and quick-responding.
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More recently, the right-wing infotainment machine—Fox News, talk radio, and the online opinion swamp—turned a political project into a profitable business.
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On top of that, the car's electronics have given him headaches — its infotainment system often freezes up and its rearview camera sometimes goes out.
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Inside, the car feels more like a traditional, if modern, Mercedes, with the large widescreen infotainment system and bold use of eye-candy colors.
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Other notable specs: The infotainment system will be powered by Android OS, Polestar is offering subscriptions to the vehicle and production starts in 280.
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All that security could be undone if people pair their devices over Bluetooth with an infotainment system like the one found in Cîrlig's car.
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Panasonic is the market leader in the vehicle infotainment space, with an 11.5 percent market share, according to a 2016 report by Strategy Analytics.
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Though some cars can connect with CarPlay and Android Auto wirelessly, many still require a wire to connect your phone to the infotainment systems.
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For GM, the deal is expected to give drivers a better experience without having to connect their cellphones to the in-vehicle infotainment system.
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As-yet unnamed, they'll also use Ultium battery packs and feature a slightly more subdued version of the Cadillac instrument-infotainment LED-screen setup.Chevy
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Tesla introduced over-the-air software updates to the auto industry, as well as large, touchpad-style infotainment screens to control most vehicle settings.
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Other automakers, with the exception of Tesla, have slowly inched toward OTAs, but have minimized its use, and limited it to the infotainment system.
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Separately, Hersman says drivers continue to focus on smartphones, in-car infotainment systems and other distractions when they should be focused on the road.
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Tesla vehicles are pumping out too many logs, wearing out the electronics for the flash memory, which powers the infotainment and other car systems.
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A bevy of well-placed buttons helped handle core functions, while a quick and easy-to-use infotainment display took care of the rest.
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While we were impressed with Volvo's Sensus infotainment system when it first debuted in 260, it hasn't improved as quickly as rival automakers' solutions.
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CR said the number of new or redesigned 2019 models that shared similar powertrains and the new infotainment system caused the fall in ranking.
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There are two 12.3-inch LCD touchscreens in the center to display infotainment, while an 8.8-inch screen acts as the driver's instrument cluster.
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Apple says it doesn't charge automakers a fee to use CarPlay, but there are costs incurred in integrating it with the car infotainment system.
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While it had a nice audio system and good infotainment, it lacked any active safety systems like automatic collision avoidance or lane-keeping assist.
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The major reason comes down to infotainment systems, with features like navigation, voice recognition and the ability to link a smartphone, Mr. Sargent said.
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With it, owners of arguably the world's finest and fastest 4x4 will be able to remotely control both the Bentayga's climate control and infotainment systems.
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In the end, MBUX is that rarest of beasts: A first-party infotainment system that's exciting, powerful and extremely well-crafted from a technology perspective.
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I don't like some of the cheap plastics inside, but the metal toggle switches and a top-rate infotainment system help justify the $24.5,385 price.
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The online retail giant announced today at CES 2018 that a partnership with Panasonic will bring its Alexa voice assistant to in-car infotainment systems.
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Daimler has not only taken an equity stake in Aston Martin but is providing the British sports carmaker with V-8 engines and infotainment technology.
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The car is even more musically-inclined than most: the infotainment system plays notes from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as alerts for 25 car features.
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The result is an unmistakably luxurious interior befitting a $2495,2995 SUV, complete with a new infotainment system that won't show its face in any Honda.
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That means that everything you do in Waze, you'll soon do from the driver's seat with a few taps and swipes on the infotainment screen.
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The infotainment system features a pair of 10-inch HD touchscreens, and the driver gets a 5-inch electronic dashboard, plus a head-up display.
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Every part of the Traverse seems meticulously designed for maximum usability in day-to-day, with an easy-to-use infotainment system and ergonomic interior.
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Google plans to announce later Wednesday an effort to encourage automakers to use Android rather than homegrown operating systems to power in-car infotainment systems.
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That's the operating system Ford's Sync 3 infotainment system runs on, as well as General Motors' new OnStar system and the Audi TT virtual cockpit.
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For consumers, this could mean the infotainment systems found in cars might finally meet the same level of functionality and design found on their smartphones.
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Qualcomm itself is trying to buy NXP Semiconductors, a maker of automotive chips from so-called "infotainment" system chips to camera systems, for $38 billion.
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With I-Cockpit, a driver can pull up all their favorite settings just by scanning a fingerprint and then control the infotainment without touching it.
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More specifically, SmartDeviceLink allows existing iOS and Android apps to extend onto car infotainment systems when they're connected to a vehicle that supports the standard.
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Alexa is also directly integrated with some infotainment systems — namely Toyota, BMW, Ford, and Audi — but that's only a small chunk of the car market.
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Lincoln owners with the latest versions of Ford's Sync infotainment service and an iOS device can access the Tidal app via the in-car console.
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In addition to visual and performance upgrades over COMAND, MBUX offers a "Hey Mercedes" function that allows drivers to control infotainment, climate controls and more.
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The top one measures 10.1 inches diagonally and is dedicated to the car's infotainment functions, and also is home to the E-tron's charging interface.
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With the Toyota and Lexus systems, Alexa's skills for smart homes — as well as directions and media controls — would be enabled through the infotainment system.
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The company's novel global addressing system has been integrated into in Mercedes' new infotainment and navigation system — called the Mercedes-Benz User Experience, or MBUX.
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Of note: Consumers want their cars to mimic their smartphones so most carmakers have already incorporated Apple Carplay and Android Auto into their infotainment systems.
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Inside, the new X6 gets a more driver-focused layout, with a reconfigurable gauge cluster and the latest version of the BMW iDrive infotainment system.
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Let me be very clear: overall, those platforms are still overwhelmingly superior to the clunky infotainment software that automakers continue to put on your dashboard.
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The device is a small dongle that plugs into the car's infotainment system, giving drivers the smart assistant and voice control for hands-free interactions.
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Harman and Baidu previously teamed up to launch a solution called CarLife that offers networked, Internet-based features accessible via networked in-car infotainment systems.
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Mr. Noah, by all accounts, is simply supposed to show up and give a funny speech, possibly about the nature of the modern infotainment industry.
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What's new: The A6 gets a new 3.0-liter V6 engine and a new infotainment system featuring 2 large touchscreens that operate like your smartphone.
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Strayer suggests that consumers put at least as much energy into checking out a car's infotainment system as they would in buying a new phone.
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Apple's driving app that connects your iPhone to your car's infotainment system, CarPlay, has long frustrated users because it forces you to use Apple Maps.
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The "Active Info Display" is a flexible instrument cluster directly in front of the driver, while the second provides access to infotainment for all passengers.
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The fantastic infotainment system not only makes short work of any navigation or multimedia function, but it also supports the gimmicky (but fun) gesture control.
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This seems more gimmicky, though, as it's unlikely that customers are interested in this sort of "infotainment" when just trying to get their shopping done.
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The M2 Competition makes do with a last-generation version of BMW's iDrive infotainment system, which is perfectly usable but not exciting or cutting edge.
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Rather than a centrally mounted infotainment screen like most crossovers, Audi instead installed its 12.3-inch Virtual Cockpit screen in place of the instrument cluster.
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At the center of the very stylish dashboard is a new 27-inch touchscreen running version 26 (an unofficial designation) of Cadillac's Cue infotainment system.
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Inside, the Tarok comes with a relatively standard VW-group interior, complete with the company's Digital Cockpit instrument cluster and a 9.2-inch infotainment screen.
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Plus, as infotainment tech has evolved, carmakers have been struggling to keep up in terms of providing intuitive ways for people to operate their vehicles.
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The module also has a car communication stack, of course, transmitting the relevant data to my car's dash infotainment system using a dedicated wireless frequency.
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That could expand to infotainment, machine learning startups and other kinds that might provide some kind of parallel or perpendicular support to GM's core businesses.
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And then, even if they club together, they have to contend with the fact that their readerships have moved on to other forms of infotainment.
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I could see Cadillac's CUE infotainment interface, and it felt as if I could reach out and change the volume on the touch-based system.
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Jaguar's infotainment system is also a tad frustrating, but I'm becoming more acquainted with it the more time I spend in Jaguar/Land Rover vehicles.
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Visteon, which specializes in electronic products such as audio and infotainment systems, said its sales rose to $809 million in the fourth quarter ended Dec.
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In the end, I think I favored the ZR713/Z71 V6 engine and the Chevy infotainment system over the Ranger's four-banger and Sync 3.
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It also makes sensors that are used in advanced driving systems in vehicles, as well as chips that are used in infotainment systems and powertrains.
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The system can run in parallel to GM's own infotainment systems, and owners would still be able to toggle to Apple CarPlay or Android Auto.
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The growing prevalence of "infotainment" technology in new vehicles is creating more distractions for drivers, according to new research from the American Automobile Association (AAA).
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It's the first time developers will be able to get a first look at how Amazon wants to integrate Alexa into in-vehicle infotainment systems.
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The G80 has an upscale interior with wood accents, a 14.5-inch infotainment screen, and a barely noticeable air vent that stretches across the cabin.
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Having an updatable infotainment system is pretty standard on new cars these days, but those updates usually happen over Wi-Fi (or at the dealership).
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Instead, most of them rely on a few popular models with easy-to-hack computer and infotainment systems that don't require a lot of retrofitting.
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A provocative concept car from Sony, of all companies, seems to prove that infotainment is going to keep being super important in the automotive space.
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This information is used to provide an optimized infotainment system with intuitive interfaces such as gesture control and improve safety and comfort inside the vehicle.
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The rotary controller for the infotainment system is placed right where your hand would naturally fall, and is flanked by the equally-critical volume knob.
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Automakers should also design infotainment systems so that they require no more attention to use than listening to the radio or an audiobook, it said.
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Kelzer explained that the team in place at the new CTC would be working a lot on infotainment development and improvements (the first floor is dedicated to this, with engineering carts designed to simulate in-car infotainment systems peppered throughout), but that they'd also be working on key technologies associated with both advanced driver safety features and with fully autonomous driving, including lane-keeping.
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Tesla owners will be better able to express themselves artistically using their in-vehicle infotainment touchscreen with the next update of their vehicle's in-car software.
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Through HANA, the car becomes aware of a driver's emotions and moods, and can support driving choices as well as suggest media do other infotainment options.
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Nissan says the concept allows for the phone to remain connected, via a wire, with the car's infotainment system, but it wouldn't receive calls or messages.
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On the interior, occupants are greeted by two screens: one in the center dash that runs Hyundai's Blu Link infotainment system, Apple CarPlay or Android Auto.
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Some quilted leather and a good coat of paint can't hide the fact that the QX60 has pedestrian roots and an infotainment system out of 2012.
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This marked the first time this side of the world got a peek at the first car to use Google to natively power the infotainment system.
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"You do need an infotainment platform even in self-driving cars we think," Brady said, emphasizing that there are currently no plans to work with Waymo.
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The backup camera has poor resolution, the gauge cluster looks tacky, and Cadillac's infotainment system can't compare with the slickness or user-friendliness of, say, BMW's.
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It tossed out the old, complicated, button-heavy infotainment system in favor of an iPad-esque touchscreen that controls just about every system in the car.
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The Harman-Kardon upscale audio system in my tester was superb, and the infotainment setup accomplished all duties with aplomb, from navigation to Bluetooth device-pairing.
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The company has been able to convince some major automakers — Toyota, BMW, Ford, and, most recently, Audi — to allow direct Alexa integration with their infotainment systems.
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Our BMW reviews have always pointed out areas where the company beats out all of its competitors; powertrain smoothness, infotainment, transmission programming and head-up displays.
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The automaker said Wednesday that the traffic app will work with 2018 Ford and Lincoln models equipped with the SYNC 3 infotainment system and a smartphone.
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But it'll still being done in such a way that Volvo can style the overall infotainment experience to its liking, leaving the carmaker with some control.
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Amazon's Alexa voice assistant will soon be "Hey Alexa" ready through the car infotainment system — a territory Apple CarPlay and Android Auto have inhabited for years.
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"Honda really made a huge change with the Civic this year," Fisher said, explaining that the company redesigned everything from the powertrain to the infotainment system.
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Tesla has consistently been adding software to its in-car touchscreen infotainment displays — including sometimes things that probably leave a lot of people scratching their heads.
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According to JD Power's first survey gauging customer satisfaction on automotive technology, new vehicle owners reported that their in-car infotainment systems do not perform consistently.
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Titled Infotainment, the show featured work by 217 emerging artists and ran the multimedia gamut, from radical photography to new media, painting, sculpture, video, and more.
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The infotainment system on board is Jaguar's flagship InControl Touch Pro, offered up on a tablet-like interface on the 10-inch screen in the middle.
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Numerous other luxury brands are experimenting with subscription-based models, too, as well as a suite of connected in-car services based around their infotainment platforms.
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DB11 interior Thankfully, designers have also added a new auto-park assist feature and 360-degree birds-eye view camera operated via the car's infotainment system.
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A new study from the AAA Traffic Foundation finds some of the infotainment systems built to make driving easier and less distractible is doing ... the opposite.
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With lots of hard buttons for essential controls and Ford's delightful Sync 2685 infotainment system, the Ranger is also the easiest truck to use every day.
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Customers can also use the same designs to run other, less safety-critical features like infotainment that can be improved via over-the-air software updates.
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Taking from its CES debuts, VW has fitted the Tiguan GTE Active with a 9.2-inch infotainment touchscreen that can also be controlled by gesture controls.
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The Sorento's composed handling and potent available V6 engine make it pleasing to drive, while its intuitive infotainment system makes it easy to keep passengers entertained.
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Genesis and other Korean automakers topped the ranking thanks to improved reliability both in the traditional sense and with regard to new technologies like infotainment systems.
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Over the years, OnStar's service grew to include navigation technology, roadside assistance, remote door unlocking, vehicle diagnostics, and infotainment like sports scores, weather, and traffic updates.
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The infotainment system offers a touch pad, a touch screen, a rotary controller, voice commands and steering wheel controls to navigate; all work effectively and naturally.
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Prototype cars have had most of the technology in place, but not the refined interior design and state-of-the-art infotainment systems luxury buyers expect.
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In an age when infotainment is growing in prominence, a great, user-friendly system in a must-have these days, and Toyota's just isn't good enough.
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The Alexa functions are also completely embedded in GM's connectivity and infotainment suite and are, the companies said, based on the Alexa Auto Software Development Kit.
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The infotainment system is in the center, somewhat reminiscent of the Tesla Model 3, and has touch-activated surfaces for functions such as media or phone.
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Buyers can also opt for a pair of 10.25-inch infotainment screens under a single sheet of glass, rather than of the standard eight-inch display.
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At the moment, Apple's CarPlay and Google's Android Auto are staking out a portion of the infotainment software experience, although not all of its expanded reach.
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It's also an ongoing one: Infotainment systems were a key factor in this year's JD Power Initial Quality Survey, punishing brands like Land Rover and Jaguar.
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The tie-in book and Sci-Fi promotional show were pitched at the tone of Unsolved Mysteries or In Search Of, infotainment aiming to playfully deceive.
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Voilà, your phone has become your infotainment system, capable of running your favorite navigation and music apps and using voice controls to place calls over speakerphone.
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Setting aside the unique design, and the fact that this curved OLED screen is part of a larger curved structure, it's a relatively normal infotainment touchscreen.
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"It's the intelligent architecture that allows all the advanced safety systems, all the autonomous driving software, all the infotainment software to operate effectively," Mr. Clark said.
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Since the screen is so large, content, like navigation maps, will be bigger than on the average car&aposs infotainment display, making it easier to comprehend.
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Tesla instructs owners (in its cars' owners manuals and also via the cars' infotainment screens) to keep their hands on the wheel whenever they're using Autopilot.
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Or ya know, you could just fritter away your time watching palace intrigue infotainment and glued to an impeachment probe with the most predictable ending ever.
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The infotainment system runs on a modest eight-inch touchscreen, but it has Chevy's excellent setup, which is among the most user friendly in the business.
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The GLB enjoys a 10.25 instrument cluster continuously joined to a 10.25-inch infotainment screen, plus some too-subdued-for-my taste "Black Linden" wood trim.
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Most automakers have not added features such as games or video entertainment apps to infotainment screens because of safety and regulatory concerns as well as relevance.
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General Motors will use Google's new Android Automotive OS to power the infotainment systems in its cars starting in 2021, the two companies announced on Thursday.
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GM has been building its infotainment systems on Android since 2016 when it joined several other automakers that decided to leverage Google's open-source operating system.
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The A220 has Mercedes' new instrument-cluster-and-infotainment layout, consisting of a large screen that runs across the dash and renders everything with stunning resolution.
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Yes, I could make calls after I connected my iPhone to the car infotainment system in a (borrowed) Model 3 and use the Tesla voice control.
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Qualcomm sells modem chips that allow phones to send data as well as communications chips for automobiles that handle "infotainment" systems and wireless electric vehicle charging.
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I've been using an Echo Dot with Alexa in a car for six months, and it is clear that this is the future of car infotainment.
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Since the first day we installed it, it was clear that Alexa was the future of car infotainment and now Toyota is making that a reality.
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Google signed on with the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance in May to develop the group's new infotainment system, which is expected to integrate some Google Home capabilities.
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When you have Tile's tiny Bluetooth tags with your items, you can locate their whereabouts on the Land Rover Discovery Sport's in-dash InControl infotainment touchscreen display.
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Bentley Mulsanne Speed infotainment screen From there, the driver can access navigation, media and even adjust the vehicle ride height and the stiffness of the air suspension.
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Polestar, Volvo's standalone performance electric car brand, is going to produce a new vehicle, the Polestar 2, that has an infotainment system powered by Android Automotive OS.
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Similar to smartphones and laptops, the cars receive software updates over the air that affect everything from the infotainment system to the car's road performance and range.
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If carmakers can save time and money developing infotainment systems on top of Android, especially with a pre-existing Android app ecosystem, the platform could take off.
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The 2019 Audi Q3 also will feature an array of new technologies, including a digital instrument cluster, an upgraded infotainment system and more advanced driver assistance systems.
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Parrot is probably best known for its drones, but the company actually offers a wide range of products that also includes headphones and in-car infotainment technology.
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According to the release, the automaker will continue to contribute code to the AGL platform as the 2018 Camrys with the new infotainment system hit the streets.
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Consumers like Amy Nelson in Western Springs, Illinois, who said she bought a new Land Rover in part because the SUV's infotainment system did not overwhelm her.
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For instance, it's far more arduous to adjust the fan speed and direction with Volvo's Sensus infotainment than it would be if you had a simple knob.
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An ultra-wide, one-piece instrument cluster and infotainment system are designed for Nissan's ProPILOT self-driving system; both driver and passenger can see everything that's displayed.
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In fact, it will also feature Amazon's Alexa voice assistant in the infotainment system, too — the first of a slew of new Audi cars to do so.
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The auto industry, perhaps preferring the warm glow of the tech press, has been using CES to showcase its big, futuristic ideas about autonomy, electrification, and infotainment.
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To alleviate the issue a bit, the Viva does include two USB ports that can keep charging your phone without confusing your car's infotainment system as much.
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On Tuesday, Toyota said vehicles with the Entune 3.0 infotainment system, and Lexus models with the Enform 2.0 system, would start to get Alexa capabilities this year.
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The infotainment screen and the heating / ventilation system have been chucked out the window, which by the way is also now made of polycarbonate instead of glass.
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It also gets the new MBUX infotainment system which operates much like the Amazon Alexa voice assistant, allowing a driver to control things with more natural speech.
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I imagine experiencing the large touchscreen on a flight is like going from a small in-car dash infotainment system to the Tesla Model S's gigantic touchscreen.
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The solar-panel roof also helps prevent unwanted battery discharge in the event that the A/C or infotainment system is on while the engine isn't running.
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The idea of being able to update your car's infotainment system may have sounded like a good one when it was first introduced nearly a decade ago.
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QNX is an operating system for cars and runs many infotainment systems in major car brands, such as Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, GM, Ford and nearly everyone else.
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BMW's iDrive, which centered around using a puck-type controller to navigate infotainment features, was considered difficult to use initially but has improved considerably in recent years.
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Carmakers are also building walls between non-crucial infotainment systems and driving controls so that any breach is blocked before it could compromise key functions like brakes.
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So not only will Neil Patrick Harris have his own app, he'll have his own channel on smart TVs, set-top boxes, and even car infotainment systems.
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As reported by Engadget, the search giant is in the process of rolling out the hands-free, hot word-based command for its in-car infotainment software.
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They ignored the current GM infotainment interface and created one that was based on touch and voice commands, without any locked-in positions for graphics or menus.
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One area where Apple and Google are going seemingly uncontested is car infotainment systems, with everyone (Toyota stubbornly excepted) transitioning to support CarPlay, Android Auto, or both.
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It's worlds better than the infotainment system on the first-generation Volt, and it's even substantially better than Chevy's relatively new system that's used across the portfolio.
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That model could include a revenue split with the partner, and additional revenue from streaming digital services such as infotainment, advertising and e-commerce into the vehicle.
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Last year, Amazon introduced Echo Auto, a device that plugs into the car's infotainment system, giving drivers the smart assistant and voice control for hands-free interactions.
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It doesn't work with in-car infotainment platforms like Apple's CarPlay or Android Auto, so you're still very much tied to your phone with the Echo Auto.
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And while I can't vouch for how good this new infotainment UI is, but I'm always game for a giant, curved display like the one found here.
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Many even fought the integration of both Apple and Google's infotainment systems until it became clear the companies could not replicate the mobile experience users were seeking.
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An unknown number of Lexus automobiles have seen their infotainment and navigation head units broken by a bug in an over-the-air software update from Lexus.
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For many people, it is now just one element in a giant political-infotainment complex that stretches from the White House to Hollywood to CNN's green room.
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Apple's CarPlay, which is a sleek iOS-style infotainment system, has been capable of communicating with supported vehicles wirelessly since the launch of iOS 9 last year.
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Ford already uses BlackBerry's QNX technology in its car infotainment systems, but the manufacturing giant had previously been paying Panasonic for the privilege, rather than BlackBerry itself.
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As cars have gotten heavier because of safety equipment and infotainment systems and massaging seats, automakers have simply made up for those added pounds by adding power.
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I can muster no warm feelings for the infotainment, which is provided by the same tacked-on display you'll find in the Toyota 86 or Corolla iM.
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Our tester came with blind-spot monitoring, heated seats, dual-zone climate control and an infotainment system that supports Apple CarPlay and Android Auto all for $24,260.
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The thing drives beautifully, the interior is primo, and the infotainment system, with its crisp central touchscreen, is a blissful media center with first-rate GPS navigation.
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Among other things, the two businesses are set to work together on in-vehicle infotainment systems and digital services based on Baidu's DuerOS, a conversational AI platform.
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I was shocked to find that it was easily the best interpretation of Toyota's Entune infotainment system I've tried, with smooth operation and reasonably laid out menus.
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QNX has a strong position in the market for internet-connected car infotainment systems, and is looking to boost sales by expanding into more of the vehicle.
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Bosch plans to expand into reservations, payment and parking, recharging, maintenance and infotainment, pitting it against other carmakers which are expanding into pay-per-minute mobility services.
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Polestar, Volvo's standalone performance electric car brand, is going to produce a new vehicle, the Polestar 2, that has an infotainment system powered by Android Automotive OS.
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I took note of what worked (scrolling through info screens in the instrument cluster) and what didn't (heated steering wheel; the button is on an infotainment screen).
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The infotainment system has put an emphasis on voice assistant technology and navigation, which will be a critical for new EV converts worried about locating charging stations.
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William J. Horrey of the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, working with the University of Utah, studied the voice-activated infotainment systems in 10 automobiles from 2015.
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In 2018, the AAA team tested five automobiles that support Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, systems that enable control of the driver's cellphone through the infotainment system.
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General Motors, a partner with Amazon for Alexa, was the first automaker to offer in-car pay at gas stations through a vehicle's infotainment system in 2018.
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An additional $2,000 from from the base model gets you the luxury package, which adds split-folding seats, upgraded infotainment, Bose Centerpoint audio and a power outlet.
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Sales in its BlackBerry Technology Solution group - which includes the QNX software used in auto infotainment units and self-driving vehicle systems - were flat at $43 million.
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Not to mention, buyers who opt for the AMG Track Pace feature can record lap times and store their own race circuits right in the infotainment system.
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Only a few — Toyota, BMW, Ford, and Audi — have announced direct Alexa integration with their infotainment systems, and not all of them struck deals for every model.
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You may have anticipated the punchline, set up by that clunky six-speed automatic transmission, that gas-chugging big V8 motor, and the circa-2010 infotainment system.
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But developing good software takes a lot of time and money, and automakers never developed a good reputation when it came to developing their own infotainment systems.
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Think Spotify running on your main infotainment screen while Apple Maps is displayed on the digital instrument cluster behind your steering wheel or a head-up display.
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The new in-vehicle Amazon Alexa experience will be added through a software update to model 2018 and newer cars, trucks and crossovers with compatible infotainment systems.
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The Portofino has an infotainment system with a high-definition, 10.2-inch central command screen with Apple CarPlay, voice command functionality and front- and rear-parking cameras.
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One new complaint for the LX 570 is the infotainment, which is once again a complicated mouse-based example of how to confuse and irritate your customers.
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I've used various infotainment systems on several cars, including a couple of times as a regular car shopper at plain old dealerships, rather than in company demos.
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It also uses firewalls to ensure that the software that runs the infotainment systems is siloed from the software that runs the mission critical functions of the vehicle.
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Google's Android Automotive OS will power FCA's next version of its Uconnect infotainment system, while Samsung-owned Harman's Ignite cloud platform will handle the out-of-car services.
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Alphabet-owned Google has teamed up with Fiat Chrysler to create an in-car infotainment system with apps based on the U.S. search giant's Android operating system (OS).
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The overall industry average saw a four point improvement from 97 to 93 issues, with the biggest reduction in complaints coming in exterior design, infotainment systems and seats.
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This week Shell and General Motors announced a partnership to pay for gas directly from certain Chevys, Buicks, GMCs, and Cadillacs' infotainment screens built into the car dashboard.
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BlackBerry will provide its infotainment and security software to JLR, in the Canadian firm's latest licensing deal following similar agreements with Qualcomm Inc, Baidu Inc and Aptiv Plc.
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He also gives it credit at the end, calling the game "challenging" and you can hear it's probably more than he was expecting from a car's infotainment system.
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Related: Turning BBW into a Point of Pride, Not a Category of Porn 'Infotainment': A Playbook for Fighting Trump's America Postcards from the End of an American Era
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In automotive, growth is being driven by an increase in the proportion of silicon content in cars as a result of electrification, infotainment, autonomous driving and safety applications.
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Google and Fiat Chrysler (FCA) have worked together to build a new infotainment system on top of Android, the companies announced ahead of the beginning of CES today.
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A large digital cluster sits in front of the driver while, two screens reside in the center stack and are used for the infotainment system and climate controls.
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Tech and entertainment companies are rolling out infotainment concepts for AVs that could offer passengers personalized services, but require collecting data on their streaming usage, location and more.
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That's not to say that a 17-inch tablet is the way of the future and that all carmakers should adopt this as their in-car infotainment system.
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What's more, behind that soft and grip-y steering wheel is Audi's 12.3-inch Virtual Cockpit display, which plays double duty as the infotainment screen and instrument cluster.
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Infotainment system connectivity is one of those items, and the fact that Harman now supports wireless CarPlay means that a lot more cars will soon gain the technology.
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CES is a time for auto and tech companies to show of their latest collaborations, whether that's infotainment systems, guidance systems, or simply a smart car's onboard chipset.
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A few years ago, with AppLink, Ford started giving a select number of mobile app developers the ability to integrate their smartphone apps with its Sync infotainment system.
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Its goal will be to build a top to bottom technological platform that automakers can incorporate into their cars to run everything from infotainment to self-driving capabilities.
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"Here's our vision for it, here's why we think it would be a great idea for you to use this to build your next infotainment system" or something?
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The other networks are complicit in the propaganda problem insofar as they fall into the infotainment and "both sides" trap, but I really do think Fox is different.
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The company's automotive division says the latest version of Skip Generation In-Vehicle Infotainment was upgraded to Android 8.1 Oreo, which now gives the system Google Assistant capability.
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Revenue in the automotive business saw a 7.8 percent rise thanks to sales of driver assistance and infotainment systems and diesel injection systems for commercial vehicles, Bosch said.
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Apple's CarPlay has slowly but surely clawed its way into the once locked-down infotainment systems of nearly 50 manufacturers, but this week it's breaking totally new ground.
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Toyota is the latest automaker to adopt Amazon's Alexa in its vehicles, announcing a partnership at CES that enables the assistant to work with its newest infotainment platforms.
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But as soon as the driver places the car over the pad, the BMW's infotainment system detects the pad and asks if the driver wants to begin charging.
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Each version of the Kona Electric will also come standard with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, Qi wireless charging, a heads-up display, and a 7-inch infotainment screen.
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Harman is working with Microsoft to put an end to those few minutes of wasted productivity by bringing parts of Microsoft's Office suite to your car's infotainment system.
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While the Infotainment artists found inspiration in the Pictures Generation, Dee says they felt that there was big shift in aspiration values with Ronald Reagan's election in 1980.
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Ford and Amazon are building an Alexa integration that goes the other way, providing car-to-home voice control with Alexa embedded in Ford's SYNC 3 infotainment system.
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Things aren't exactly bleak for those up front, however, as two 12.3-inch TFT screens display both the instrument gauges and infotainment system, though not Mercedes' latest interface.
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The team-up brings together Samsung-owned Harman's extensive reach among automakers, and existing expertise in-car infotainment systems, with Baidu's leading role in China's AI software economy.
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Climbing in the awkward cabin feels like a blast from the past — and that's part of its appeal, until you toggle with Comand, the Mercedes-Benz infotainment system.
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Ford is finally adopting Apple's CarPlay and Android Auto for its in-car infotainment system, so the carmaker announced ahead of CES 2016 in Las Vegas this week.
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Sygic's mobile navigation app already works with Ford's SYNC 3 AppLink feature, which essentially projects an app's contents from your mobile screen to the in-car infotainment display.
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Animations and transitions were smooth, too, and I never encountered any kind of lag, which can happen on underpowered infotainment systems running these in-car mobile software systems.
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Instrument panels and infotainment systems are particularly tough for boutique automakers like Aston Martin to develop on their own, so it's not a surprise to see the partnership.
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There's also outdoor space, and the lounge is available 24/7 to Tesla drivers, with access granted via a code provided them directly on their Tesla's infotainment display.
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We've grown our [design] department four times in the last 10 years and we're growing our infotainment, the electronics, and the consumer interface part of our business dramatically.
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It includes a moonroof, passive entry, dual-zone climate control, upgraded infotainment with navigation, wireless charging, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert and a JBL stereo system.
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The 6.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system is sort of antiquated, but navigation, media, and Bluetooth pairing all performed flawlessly in my testing, as did the voice-recognition program.
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TomTom said it will supply Volvo Trucks in Europe with both mapping and traffic data for their "infotainment" systems, and the deal may later be expanded outside Europe.
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The infotainment system is a freshened-up version of what GM uses across its lineup of vehicles, and it's one of the top systems in the auto industry.
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While it is best known for its JBL speakers, features like navigation, infotainment, communications and car safety accounted for nearly half of Harman's sales in the last year.
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What's different here is this infotainment TV dynamic that will appeal to audiences that are acclimatized to watching cable news and accepting that as the primary news source.
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In May, Google announced that it was opening its Android Automotive operating system to third-party developers to bring music and other entertainment apps into vehicle infotainment systems.
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While I only had a few minutes with the user interface, it was easy to see this is not some radical rethink of how infotainment systems should work.
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Last year, General Motors said it is adding Amazon Alexa to the infotainment systems of its Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles in the first half of 2020.
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All of it has taken place in the digital media ecosystem, making the saga an exciting piece of the new variety of infotainment that isn't broadcast on television.
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There was plenty of excitement among automakers at this year&aposs edition of the conference and a focus on electrification, self-driving cars, and more sophisticated infotainment systems.
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The Denali-exclusive interior includes its own instrument panel, 272-inch infotainment screen, seats and a choice of four unique color themes in addition to more premium materials.
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The Denali-exclusive interior for GMC includes its own instrument panel, infotainment screen, unique seats and a choice of four color themes in addition to more premium materials.
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Here's what we said in our review: The infotainment system runs off a substantial center screen that's controlled with a puck-like thingy that resides between the seats.
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Wakefield said part of the discrepancy between customer preferences could boil down to automakers' spotty record with infotainment systems, which have become a top complaint among new car buyers.
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If you'd have told me a week ago that one of my favorite things from CES would be an automaker's infotainment software, I'd have laughed, but here we are.
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The infotainment system can be slow to respond and is mostly surrounded by black plastic, but at least you can ditch the Nissan interface for CarPlay or Android Auto.
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BlackBerry's QNX unit, which makes software for computer systems on cars and has long been used to run car infotainment consoles, is expected to start generating revenue in 2019.
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For those actually looking for some built-in streaming music action, Spotify recently announced its own native app inside Cadillac's infotainment system (which currently lacks support for voice control).
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The company is also showing off a concept car based on the Maserati Ghibli that runs Android N natively as an operating system for its in-vehicle infotainment system.
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Android Auto is getting a little refresh, as Google announced a new version of its smartphone-powered infotainment system ahead of the company's I/O developer conference this week.
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It's about time car infotainment systems caught up with advances in the rest of the tech industry, and Google has the reach and resources to make that change universal.
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Car companies have built infotainment systems on Android in the past, but they essentially had to fork the open source operating system and build their own solution on top.
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One key feature: A new touchpad on the center console to control the 10.2-inch infotainment screen, high atop the dash, close to the driver's natural line of sight.
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With its clean lines, soft leather surfaces and large tablet-like Sensus infotainment screen in the center dash, there's a lot to fawn over in this sleek family hauler.
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However, Volkswagen just got into the touch-free game with the debut of its new 9.2-inch infotainment system — complete with gesture controls — here at the 2016 International CES.
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"The lifetime value of a customer with [a carmaker] is typically around half a million dollars," says Roger Lanctot, an analyst with Strategy Analytics who focuses on infotainment systems.
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Built on Android P, it's meant to be far more advanced than the existing version of Android Auto, which simply projects a phone interface onto a car's infotainment screen.
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Better infotainment systems and in-car Wi-Fi, for example, are two of the most desired auto features, and they can be provided relatively easily via add-on products.
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While that concept also had 5G connectivity and a new infotainment system with gesture controls that didn't seem bound for production, the Niro EV itself is destined for showrooms.
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Rolls-Royce is including its first touchscreen infotainment system, wireless charging, five USB ports, a Wi-Fi hot spot, and a heads-up display in front of the driver.
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At the beginning of the year, Ford announced it was adding two big names to its SYNC in-car infotainment system for iPhone users: Amazon Alexa and Google's Waze.
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Under the partnership, drivers will be able to connect to the free what3words app — on an iOS or Android device — to their vehicle via their SYNC 3 infotainment platform.
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The Spotify app, which you can install from the app shop on Cadillac's infotainment system, streams music while you're driving by relying on the car's LTE mobile data connection.
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It's got BMW's latest suite of driver-assistance features, a cutting-edge iDrive infotainment setup, acres of leather and a healthy dose of stainless steel trim with aluminum accents.
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Through Ford's SYNC infotainment system, the Aviator will offer "prompts" when fuel runs low, and can automatically connect to the vehicle's navigation system to find the closest gas station.
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And just over from there is a new 8-inch TFT screen dedicated to infotainment, which Aston brags is easier to use and better to behold than ever before.
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A year later, the company said it would embed voice-controlled Google Assistant, Google Play Store, Google Maps and other Google services into its next-generation Sensus infotainment system.
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Things like music controls and voice search work just as they would on a regular infotainment system, and Drivemode will even display the feed from the vehicle's backup camera.
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The carmaker also brought its SYNC 3 in-vehicle infotainment system to Europe, adding that it was compatible with Apple's in-car operating system CarPlay and Google's Android Auto.
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At the time of acquisition, QNX was owned by Harman International, the makers of Harman-Kardon and JBL speaker systems—as well as a quiet giant in automotive infotainment.
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" In addition, Tesla says it is testing vehicle systems such as "chassis, the high voltage drive system, and low voltage subsystems such as vehicle controllers, HVAC, infotainment and lighting.
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The No.2 U.S. automaker said it would develop new in-vehicle infotainment systems and digital services based on Baidu's voice-interaction system DuerOS for Ford owners in China.
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But the Cue infotainment system isn't nearly as good as BMW's excellent iDrive, and the back seat is cramped, headroom is poor, and ingress to the rear is punitive.
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Tesla said on Thursday Jim Keller, the head of its low-voltage hardware, Autopilot software and infotainment, is leaving the automaker to focus on microprocessor engineering with another company.
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FCA announced Monday morning at the 2016 International CES that it was finally adopting the two smartphone-compatible systems with the introduction of its fourth-generation Uconnect infotainment system.
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Ford on the other hand is experienced with manufacturing but also has suffered from reliability and quality issues when it comes to new technologies such as its infotainment systems.
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The study, released Thursday, looked at 85033 different infotainment systems in 2017 vehicles and assessed how much visual and mental demand was required from drivers to use their features.
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Facebook's News Feed is powered by algorithms that are designed to keep you scrolling, "liking," and commenting in an infotainment social spiral serving nothing more than your own anxiety.
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Bosch said it continued to expect a rise in 2016 operating profit after demand for driver assistance and infotainment systems helped lift its sales and profit margin in 2015.
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The center infotainment system can be controlled by touch or gesture though since this example is just a concept, it's unclear if gesture controls will make it into production.
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Customers who care about the tech powering their car via the drivetrain and power source also put a high value on the tech available via the infotainment system, too.
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Both estimates take into account Waymo's nascent robotaxi business and potential future revenue streams from a delivery service and from streamed in-vehicle services, including e-commerce and infotainment.
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It has seven seats, all-wheel drive, and an advanced infotainment system and dash display consisting of two LED screens including a massive touch interface in the center console.
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Also, Fisher said he is nervous about the proliferation of potentially distracting cabin features in cars, such as those found in on-board infotainment systems and other dashboard controls.
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The new partnership will include an entirely new system for GM infotainment systems starting for the 2022 model-year, which generally begin to hit car lots the year before.
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This week, it and General Motors announced that the tech giant's Android operating system will underpin the infotainment systems in GM's cars, starting with some model year 2022 vehicles.
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A year later, the company said it would embed voice-controlled Google Assistant, Google Play Store, Google Maps and other Google services into its next-generation Sensus infotainment system.
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A pair of researchers later scooped up $0003,000 — and the car they hacked — for finding a severe memory randomization bug in the web browser of the car's infotainment system.
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Cadillac put a set of knobs in the center console, too, which can be used to control the infotainment system if you don't want to fuss with the touchscreen.
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In addition, General Motors has said it's adding Amazon Alexa to the infotainment systems of its Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles in the first half of 25. 250.
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If Trump's best political weapon is being at the apex of an infotainment media system that is consumed like cable news, then publishers aren't obligated to play his game.
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A year later, the company said it would embed voice-controlled Google Assistant, Google Play Store, Google Maps and other Google services into its next-generation Sensus infotainment system.
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But others offer biological inheritance as infotainment—tests offering matchmaking services, predicting children's talents, recommending the right diet, or even identifying wines you might be genetically inclined to enjoy.
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Chen told CNN Business that BlackBerry may do some other small acquisitions to complement the Cylance business as well as its QNX software that powers infotainment systems in cars.
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Since the 2008 financial crisis, carmakers have outsourced more parts development and manufacturing to save cash and meet technological demands for electric vehicles, smartphone-compatible infotainment and autonomous driving.
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Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi said Tuesday that it's entering into a technology partnership with Google to embed Android-based next-generation infotainment systems into millions of cars starting in 2021.
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For example, ExxonMobil is a partner, meaning that you can use the infotainment system to locate gas station and buy gas without having to mess with a credit card.
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The central console presents a drive-mode selector — Dynamic, Natural, Advanced Efficiency, and Race are on tap — and a hockey-puck-style infotainment knob, all framed in carbon fiber.
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Apple's CarPlay in-vehicle infotainment system has been around since 2014 — and since then, it's been tethered to car dashboards by a Lightning connection like any another anonymous AUX cord.
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Harman revealed last year that it was planning to integrate Office 365 into its infotainment systems, and both Nissan and BMW plan to bring Microsoft's Cortana assistant to their cars.
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The new Accord's infotainment system can be upgraded over a Wi-Fi network, although functions such as braking or engine performance will not be upgradable over the air, Honda said.
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The two leaders represent the same strain of a rising global culture: that of viciously xenophobic tabloids, politically biased infotainment TV, tacky showbiz, irresponsible populism, rabid nativism, and oligarchic kleptocracy.
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The van will also feature Mercedes-Benz's voice-activated MBUX infotainment system, which offers EV-specific features like the ability to base the navigation on how much battery is left.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission brought a related civil action over the non-public information that the agency said he learned at his job, which supplies car infotainment systems.
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As cars go digital and there are finally infotainment systems that are up to snuff, we're starting to hear about services as a potential new revenue model for these automakers.
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The company says you can expect to see the personalized playlists integrated into its partners' products in the smart speaker, mobile, in-car infotainment, and wearable tech spaces in 2019.
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I wasn't able to confirm it, but I would not be surprised if the infotainment system was just playing some sort of Cortana video in order to fake the demonstration.
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Traffic light information will be routed via LTE technology to 2017 Audi Q7, A4 and A4 allroad models that are equipped with the company's in-car infotainment system, Audi connect.
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In-car GUI is not something that carmakers are always great at, and in fact the visual and digital elements of infotainment displays from most OEMs look outdated or clumsy.
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After announcing that t was coming at CES and showing us a beta version in late January, Ford is finally rolling out Waze integration with its SYNC 3 infotainment system.
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After spending the better part of the week dealing with endlessly rebooting Uconnect infotainment systems, Fiat Chrysler customers across the Northeast are finally seeing their cars mostly return to normal.
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This weekend, as Jalopnik noticed, FCA sent an over-the-air update to its Uconnect platform that is causing infotainment systems in cars to reboot every 45 seconds or so.
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"The Model X launched with abundant problems, including frequent malfunctions of the falcon-wing doors, water leaks, and infotainment and climate-control system problems," noted a release from Consumer Reports.
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The difference between an infotainment system that distracts drivers and one that lets people drive and tune the radio without killing someone might be a drag-screen—not a touchcreen.
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But it's adding some key upgrades, such as an improved infotainment systems with Apple Car Play, and a few other features that customers have come to expect in new vehicles.
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Up front, the driver and front passenger are given a 7-inch information display in the instrument cluster as well as a 8.4-inch touchscreen that runs Uconnect Access infotainment.
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Today marks the first time we've seen the Revero, revealed via images shared by Karma detailing the car's exterior, as well as its unique solar roof and redesigned infotainment system.
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Letv also partnered with Aston Martin at CES to show a fancy new infotainment system for Aston's vehicles, so it's no surprise to see the two companies expand their partnership.
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Many Lexus owners experienced broken navigation and infotainment systems yesterday, with drivers unable to listen to music or get directions because their head units were stuck in a rebooting loop.
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It's also on Apple TV. Via the phone, it's the key user interface in Apple's CarPlay infotainment system for autos and even the soon-to-be-released wireless AirPod earbuds.
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In the next few weeks, Google will launch an update to its Android Auto service and make the popular Waze navigation service available directly through a compatible vehicle's infotainment system.
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The new infotainment system includes a card-style presentation of options that can be shuffled around and accessed by a large physical dial integrated into the 2332-inch central screen.
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According to the lawsuit, cyber criminals are able to gain access to the infotainment system, allowing them to take over safety-critical functions such as acceleration, braking, steering and ignition.
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Yet, just imagine what the legendary reporter would think of today's 24-hour news cycle, with its "infotainment" structure and its tendency to seek out the sensational over the informative.
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The center tunnel was the key irritation, as the armrest was placed as if it was specifically designed to get in the way of the infotainment controls and cup holders.
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There eight-inch infotainment touchscreen is as modest as these units typically are for McLaren, but the interface is new and includes navigation, a rear-view camera, and climate controls.
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Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi said the new infotainment systems would also be integrated with remote vehicle diagnostics and over-the-air upgrade capabilities, offered via the alliance's own cloud-based service.
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Many cars now include CarPlay or Android Auto, the infotainment systems offered by Apple and Google, which mirror your phone's maps and apps on the screen of your car's console.
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And according to Autotrader's Car Tech Impact Study, the ease with which auto shoppers can pair their smartphone with a car's infotainment system is a major factor in purchase decisions.
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It's also on Apple TV. Via the phone, it's the key user interface in Apple's CarPlay infotainment system for autos, and even the soon-to-be-released wireless AirPod earbuds.
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Unlike Cadillac and Buick, the updated GM infotainment system will be less luxuriously high-tech in Hummer, designed instead to be robustly interactive when taken into rough, off-road conditions.
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It features two displays, an instrument cluster attached to the steering column and a 10-inch display that sits in front of the dashboard and acts as the infotainment system.
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At CES, Sony unveiled the Vision-S, a futuristic prototype car that comes loaded with sensors for monitoring its passengers and surroundings and a huge infotainment system with spatial audio.
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Its interior is 100 percent on brand—tight, supportive, smartly designed, with a multiscreen infotainment setup that provides and optional passenger-only display—and its exterior is stylish and sexy.
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" Ford: "All CarPlay capable SYNC 3 [Ford's brand name for its infotainment system] vehicles in the field and newly produced will be compatible with the new Apple iOS 13 interface.
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Ford's also said the infotainment system will be more dynamic and adaptable than in past versions, with the ability to surface the things drivers and passengers tinker with the most.
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The two publications said their staff members were impressed by the 10 winners' generous helping of available cargo space, safety equipment, infotainment options, and high degree of in-car connectivity.
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The bottom line: I've always been a Mazda fan, and the Mazda3 is excellent, but a handful of disappointments, like the clunky infotainment system, could cause me to choose another model.
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For that price, expect the full complement of infotainment, safety, and interior amenities—enhanced audio, great leather, carbon fiber trim, and so on—plus new paint and 2503-inch wheel options.
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For that price, expect the full complement of infotainment, safety, and interior amenities—enhanced audio, great leather, carbon fiber trim, and so on—plus new paint and 20-inch wheel options.
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Android engineers retrofitted the Maserati Ghibli with a vertical 15-inch touchscreen to showcase what this new infotainment user interface — and all the apps that go with it — might look like.
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Audi says using Android would allow it to speed up development of its infotainment systems and tap into the millions of Android developers who create and program new apps and functions.
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About the only thing I didn't like about it was the infotainment system, which had changed little from when the XC260 was first introduced at the end of the Bush administration.
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That means it still probably won't be coming to the existing models, much to the chagrin of our own Thomas Ricker, who found the 2017 Countryman lacking in the infotainment department.
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Nissan boasts about having almost no physical buttons in its press release, save for a knob that would be used to navigate the infotainment system and vehicle settings on the display.
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The electric drive system on the K50 is paired with an array of advanced technologies including a 503-inch touch screen that controls the car's infotainment system and other vehicle functions.
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Both Apple and Google offer their respective services for connecting phones to a car's infotainment system, but the car industry isn't ready to completely cede the center console to Silicon Valley.
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And they also see the consumer demand for things like CarPlay and Android Auto, and the carmakers want to enable that digital ecosystem in their embedded offering, in their infotainment system.
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Automakers have used Android to build infotainment systems in the past, but they tended to have far more control over the top-to-bottom operations, which was sometimes to their detriment.
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Do you expect, as you move forward, that those sorts of built-on-Android-but-forked infotainment systems die out, or do you think they'll still be around for a while?
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Valens introduced its automotive technology in 2016 to address the challenges of the connected car, including the increasing amount of bandwidth and wiring necessary for infotainment and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems.
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Manufacturers like General Motors are updating their lineups more frequently than ever, increasing the number of trim packages, powertrain options and creature features, like Apple CarPlay, projected displays and infotainment systems.
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Automakers have been getting closer and closer to making their own in-car infotainment systems act more like operating systems from Apple or Google, and therefore be more natural to use.
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