The CUE Apple-like interface has been revealed today by Cadillac, which says it will fit it to their XTS, ATS and SRX models next year. The Cadillac CUE infotainment system promises to deliver an intuitive and connected driving experience, thanks to natural voice recognition, fewer buttons, larger icons, and greater customization possibilities. The main component of Cadillac's CUE interface is its 8-inch LCD touch screen (24-bit color) with proximity sensing, which can handle multi-touch hand gestures. Cadillac says that their new Apple-like CUE multimedia system delivers 3.5 times more computing power than any other similar systems.
At first, the CUE will be offered with the Cadillac XTS, ATS and SRX luxury crossover, but GM is expected to use it in other models too.
The Cadillac CUE borrows the same gestures used to control current smartphones, and features less text, large icons and the possibility of customizing its desktop. A few of the innovations brought by the CUE include proximity sensing, haptic feedback (buttons screen pulse when pressed to confirm that the command is being carried out), and natural speech recognition.
The Cadillac CUE's operating system is based on the Linux operating system and the interface features a 3-core, ARM 11 processor, which is able to process 1.2 billion instructions per second
(400 MIPS per core). Cadillac opens the CUE for developers, since it uses a browser which understands JavaScript and HTML5.
Cadillac CUE Features:
- The most frequently used applications are available along the top of every screen in the system in an ‘app tray.’ This app tray can be customized, the user can simply drag any icon from the home page to the top of the screen, and this will be accessible from anywhere in the system
- Weather maps with Doppler radar and 3D navigation maps with turn-by-turn directions
- 12.3-inch reconfigurable LCD gauge cluster (available on select models) can be customized into one of four screen layouts. These “packages” mix traditional vehicle data, such as readouts for fuel levels and speed, with navigation, phone and entertainment information
- The 12.3-inch gauge cluster features a 3D animated car with performance data callouts
- Built-in HD Radio that makes AM radio sound as crisp as a CD recording
- Designed under the philosophy of offering contextual information and reduced complexity (from 20 audio buttons to 4)
- The dramatic ‘piano black’ center stack has graphics that are lit at up to 1000 nits when the system is operating. These graphics disappear completely when turned off – making it a sculpted and artistic centerpiece
- Audio, phone and navigation are integrated into the instrument cluster. The driver manages this information from the steering wheel controls, or voice recognition, keeping hands on the wheel and eyes on the road
- Industry first: Single line destination entry for navigation. Allows users to enter simple approximations for destinations and leverages search and auto-fill functions to complete specific address options
- CUE automatically aggregates music into a single list from multiple media devices. The driver can speak a song command and CUE will carry it out, from whichever device it’s stored (USB, SD card, MP3 player, smart phone or tablet)
- With a simple swipe of a hand, turn-by-turn navigation or audio information can be moved from the center display to the instrument cluster
- Ability to store up to 60 presets or ‘favorites’ from music, to points of interest, addresses, maps for weather or directions, phone numbers or system commands, such as “tag song”
Other features include:
- AM/FM/HD and XM radio
- 2 USB ports
- SD card
- Latest Bluetooth 3.0 hardware
- Bluetooth phone synchronization (address-book, contacts, pictures)
- Bluetooth Audio Streaming (AVRCP 1.4 supports browsing of media players)
- Natural Language Speech recognition for music, phone and navigation
- iPod integration
- Rear-facing camera, w/dynamic gridlines to assist the driver when backing up
- Available BluRay rear seat entertainment
- Pandora and Stitcher availability
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