Car India – May 2019

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Hyundai’s


Future Cockpit


MG Unveil Connected Infotainment and eZS


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interactivedriverexperiencebyuppingtheanteintermsoftech
availableinthecar’scockpit.theymadetheirstudypublicby
integratingthelatesttechnologyinani30testcar.the highlight of
theset-upis thatit is highlycustomizableandcanbetailoredtosuit
everydriver’srequirements.
they moved on from buttons and armed the steering wheel with
touch panelsbrieflybeforereplacingthem with displays.Hyundai
claimthatthedisplayshavehapticfeedbackandseamlesslyallow
interactionamongthesteeringwheel,centre,andclusterdisplay.in
thelatestdevelopment,theclusterhastwomulti-layerdisplay
(MLD) units stacked one behind the other at a distance of six mm, to
allowsfor visual 3D effects.The set-updisplaysthe most relevant
informationfor the presentsituationfirst, for example,the speed
limitforthecurrentroute.hyundai also said that this technology
can be made available in a variety of segments.

MoRRISGARAGES(MG)AREALLSETToENTERTHEINDIANMARkETWITHTHESuV, HECToR,AND
their flag-bearer vehicle will feature a smart infotainment system leveraging technologies such as
artificialintelligence(AI) and the Internetof Things(IoT).
Calledthe iSMARTNext Gen, the 10.4-inchtouchscreencomeswith an embedded5G-readySIM
andcomespackedtothegillswithfeatures.theseincludein-builttomtomnavigation,a premium
Gaanasubscription,a bespokeconciergeservicecalledPulsehub, in-built emergency services,
automaticover-the-air updates, and Voice Assist. Furthermore, it also offers remote functionalities
viaa mobileappthatallowsyoutoopenorclosethesunroofandwindows,switchthecarand
air-conon,setupa geofence,andmore.
theismArtsystemwillalsobefeaturedintheirglobalpureelectricsuv, theezs, set for
introductioninindiabydecember this year.

Join the Tribe?


theNewreNAulttriber,NAmeiNsPired by “tribe”,is
being marketedas a car that is spaciousand has flexible
seatingandwillalsostarta newsub-segmentofcarsinindia.
thetriberhasbeendesignedanddevelopedforindiaandwill
be launchedin the secondhalf of 2019.
renaulttalkaboutthecar’svirtuesofferryinga groupof
peoplearoundandthefactthatit hopestokick-starta new
segmentofcarsinindia.it hasbeendesignedtocatertothe
needsoftheindiancar-buyersandpossessesuniquefeatures
andsize.
thenewtriberwillbebasedontherenaultKwidplatform
(CMF-A)and will come with a slightlymore powerfulversionof
the1.0-litrepetrolengine.it won’t be a stretched Kwid but will
be designed from the ground up to give it flexible seating and a
spaciouscabin.Peopleclosetotheprojecthaverevealedthat
the Triberwill have very flexibleseating.
therenaulttriberis expectedtobelaunchedaround July
2019 and could be pricedbetweenRs 5-7 lakh, positioned
betweentheKwidandthelargerrenaultlodgy.

16 car india May 2019 http://www.carindia.in

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