Jaguar And Land Rover Infotainment System
The 10 Best And 10 Worst Automotive TechnologiesJaguar and Land Rover employ the same touchscreen infotainment system across all of their models. My problem is that it employs a purely touch-based interface. These are cars that sell for more than $50,000 and easily creep up above $100,000, armed with technology bested by sub-$20,000 Ford Fiestas. The displays look nice, sure. But the graphical elements are dated. I'm not talking as bad as Subaru here, but at the price you pay, the JLR system lags behind what you get from German and Japanese automakers.
I'd expect a touch-only system from more mainstream offerings, if only because they help save cost. But when you want to compete in the luxury space, physical control is important. BMW has iDrive. Mercedes has its COMAND knob, and Audi has the MMI with touchpad for handwriting recognition. It’s a shame the JLR infotainment system trails so far back, especially since there are so many otherwise-stunning cars with the platform inside.
At least BMW disables it automatically when the car is in Sport mode. The Jaguar you have to disable every time. But yes I agree its obnoxious unless its completely transparent, which most of the time it isn't. Seems harsh most of the time which is not something I'd tolerate in a luxury vehicle.
We've yet to spend seat time in a Tesla. The times I've seen them, I wouldn't say its the best. The interior just overwhelms you with touch screen LCDs, and overwhelming you doesn't make it the best. The drivetrain is impressive though.
The big problem is the smoothness. Even when they try to mask it, you can still feel a shudder. The level of refinement on start/stop isn't good enough for a luxury vehicle. For a Ford Fiesta? Sure, but a $40k+ luxury / sports sedan? Not so much.
I know Toyota and Ford use a Microsoft based solution so those probably would, but I don't think it matters too much because if you are buying a Chevy Sonic, you probably don't have the cash to buy their half assed nav system.
Actually my sister's Ford Fiesta supports WAV. Also the Tesla Model S supports FLAC up to 48KHz 24bit or 96KHz 16bit.
I keep a folder of FLAC music on my flash drive for car testing hoping that one day a car will work with FLAC. So far it has not happened yet
Actually my sister's Ford Fiesta supports WAV. Also the Tesla Model S supports FLAC up to 48KHz 24bit or 96KHz 16bit.
Yep. FLACK support.... for the low price of $89,000!
Actually my sister's Ford Fiesta supports WAV. Also the Tesla Model S supports FLAC up to 48KHz 24bit or 96KHz 16bit.
Yep. FLACK support.... for the low price of $89,000!
Don't forget you have to sign your life over and let them monitor your usage too.