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Gallery: Latest car tech missing Apple?

Summary: Car makers have been looking for the right fit with technology but haven't come up with the right formula yet. Could Apple make a difference?

By Andy Smith | January 25, 2011 -- 05:15 GMT (21:15 PST)

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Toyota is making in-car apps with its Entune, a system that will integrate mobile apps and music services with in-vehicle controls.

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About the Consumer Report on Ford's MyTouch...

... the primary criticism is about not having physical buttons. Apple's solution would also have this problem.

Roque Mocan
25 January, 2011 08:28

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RE: Gallery: Latest car tech missing Apple?

This ain't rocket science. My 2011 Kia Optima audio system works just fine (I think it's just the base setup on an EX level trim). It accesses storage via USB, navigates folders, allows folder or file metadata. As it is NOT also the nav system, like the upgrade version, it has discrete buttons. Lots of them. I like this. A Kia/Microsoft interface is coming, but not yet available. The simple one works fine. The integration it has beyond audio is the phone, which also works great. Separate systems are good - I'm glad I don't have a 10" touch screen in my dashboard instead of buttons (although I wouldn't mind it IN ADDITION to buttons).

Schoolboy Bob
25 January, 2011 09:09

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i love the clean user interface of my Prius. instead of guages it has large

numbers and graphs that tell me what i need to know.
and it's all up in my traffic field of vision so i don't have to take my eyes off the road for any length of time, sooo important!

:)
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wessonjoe
3 February, 2011 11:00

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