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CarTronics: Toyota’s Entune Infotainment System
When Ford’s Microsoft-powered Sync technology debuted on 2008-model-year vehicles, it ushered in a new generation of automotive infotainment systems. With MyFord Touch, the Sync software has been given even more functionality, thanks to the combination of touch-screen controls and the aforementioned voice recognition. The problem is, Sync was already a complicated system to begin with, with too many menus and sub-menus to navigate through, not to mention a slightly recalcitrant voice-recognition system. Adding the touchscreen functionality of MyFord Touch has simply steepened the already steep learning curve.
CarTronics: Mapping The Landscape Of Premium In-Car Audio
The advent of the Winding Road Comfort Index has had some interesting results here in our Ypsilanti office. In addition to causing us take a different approach to our time in test vehicles (we’ve seriously never lavished so much time on getting into and out of the back seats of cars), the Comfort Index has made us listen a little differently.
CarTronics: How Far Away Are Automated Cars?
For many years, transportation by-products—congestion, pollution, the costs of roads and transportation infrastructure—have been the focus of transportation policy. But as technology advances to address those by-products, it is also bumping up against debates over suburban sprawl and the development of urban cores.
CarTronics: iRadar iPhone Detector App
Competition is a good thing. It spurs innovation. WR recently tested the new Escort iQ. The combo detector/GPS unit worked well. However, the unit was bulky and pricy. If you’re looking for less expensive ($169) but comparable laser and radar protection and own an iPhone, check out Cobra’s iRadar detector.
CarTronics: Escort Passport iQ
Two common pitfalls that afflict those on the road: getting lost and getting tickets. What if you could avoid both?
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