Excerpt from The Cadillac Your Livery Driver Has Been Dreaming Of http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/automobiles/autoreviews/the-cadillac-your-livery-driver-has-been-dreaming-of.html
What replaces many of those buttons is Cadillac's intuitive new CUE system, which uses a large touch screen at the center of the dashboard; think of it as an embedded iPad. Using Apple-style gestures and swipes, the driver can scroll through various apps until finding the right one for a particular task. Those tasks include navigation, sound system and Bluetooth phone controls. Throw in some voice controls and the CUE interface sets a new standard for ease of use. Also replacing some switches are touch-sensitive strips that control the ventilation system while continuing the design theme. This effectively and elegantly extends the use of gesture-based controls beyond the touch screen. Less frustrating than the touch controls in recent Fords and Lincolns, CUE is simple enough to make a Luddite feel like an astronaut. The instrumentation itself consists of a second flat-screen display in front of the driver. The speedometer, tachometer and other dials are computer-generated graphics that can be varied slightly to the driver's preference. There's at least the potential for third parties to write apps for CUE. These could include, say, daily planning calendars and management software for a livery service business. In addition, every XTS comes with a new iPad loaded with a training app, so drivers can quickly acclimate themselves with the system. CUE has a lot of potential yet to be exploited. _______________________________________________ Please be sure to include a URL to the article. Reply to the sender with a "Thank you" if you like this post. _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
