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Spy shot of next gen interior (or at least the mule they are testing) - credit to GM Authority. They said this was for the next gen Escalade, but I think its the Yukon based on the climate control knobs.
Another big thing to note is the loss of the column shifter. Replaced by the buttons to the left of the screen?
Spy shot of next gen interior (or at least the mule they are testing) - credit to GM Authority. They said this was for the next gen Escalade, but I think its the Yukon based on the climate control knobs.
Another big thing to note is the loss of the column shifter. Replaced by the buttons to the left of the screen?
very true, but many others are(or have been) as well...benz and audi have been doing this for the past 3yrs.
Yeah, adopting three year old fads is an interesting tactic, but it keeps them competitive on the more lux side. Especially if this is indeed an Escalade.
You make a great point. Physical Buttons are more customer friendly so it should be a welcome change.
Fords doing the same ‘let’s glue a tablet to the dash to look like a Tesla’ move. Not a fan.
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I actually like this about my truck, annoying that the screen goes blank when open it but it goes down as as soon as you put it in reverse, for the backup cam.
Car companies are all dealing with the same issue there and mostly coming up with the same solution. To embed a large MMI interface fully into the dashboard requires you to either build a very high cowl (interferes with line of sight forward) or to position the screen lower in the dash (forces the driver to look away from the road).
Car companies are all dealing with the same issue there and mostly coming up with the same solution. To embed a large MMI interface fully into the dashboard requires you to either build a very high cowl (interferes with line of sight forward) or to position the screen lower in the dash (forces the driver to look away from the road).
The iPad-stuck-to-the-dash gives you an MMI close to your field of vision and that takes up as little space in your field of view as possible.
I'm not asserting it's elegant - we have a Mercedes C-class which might have the most beautiful interior of a sub $100K car I've ever seen if not for the hideous screen - but it is the solution the industry has lit upon, more or less.
Not all of them are glueing iPads to their dashes though. Having it stick out is ridiculous looking IMO.
We had an E and I think their new version does a good job of it.
I actually think Range Rover has done a very nice job too. Very clean
Not all of them are glueing iPads to their dashes though. Having it stick out is ridiculous looking IMO.
We had an E and I think their new version does a good job of it.
I actually think Range Rover has done a very nice job too. Very clean
Audi's approach is a bit different yet. They put some of the MMI information, especially the time-sensitive stuff like navigation info, in the driver stack, where our eyes must move as a normal matter. With that plan, they can get away with placing the center MMI, which [I think] provides less time-sensitive stuff like music info. So placement is less important. Brilliant, actually.
