Cadillac CUE is new system that will provide personalized information and entertainment to drivers beginning in 2012. According to Albuquerque Used Cars, CUE will debut in 2012 in the Cadillac XTS and ATS luxury sedans and SRX luxury crossover. Cue uses screen swipes, gestures, a touch screen interface and natural speech recognition. According to Cadillac, CUE is will be a unique experience for each consumer, from the tech newbie to the power-user.
“CUE will transform personal transportation by simply and efficiently integrating luxury design and instinctive technology with unparalleled levels of customized in-vehicle connectivity,” Don Butler, Vice President, Cadillac Marketing. For the tech-savvy, it’s everything you want it to be – a full suite of infotainment, navigation and communication tools that keeps you fully connected. For the tech-averse, its power is remarkably simple, intuitive and accessible.”
CUE, which stands for Cadillac User Experience, will combine entertainment and information data from up to 10 Bluetooth-enabled mobile devices, USBs, SD cards, and MP3 players with a vehicle infotainment system that’s makes use of customization options, natural voice commands, fewer buttons, and larger icons to simplify controlling the system.
“CUE doesn’t replace your smartphone or your iPod,” said Micky Bly, executive director, Global Electric Systems, Infotainment, and Electrification. “Rather it allows consumers to securely store those mobile devices while channeling the information on those devices, along with your navigation tools, weather maps with Doppler radar, AM/FM and XM radio, instant messages, and emails, through a central portal in your Cadillac, keeping hands on the wheel and eyes on the road.”
At the heart of CUE is an 8-inch LCD touch screen that’s integrated into the top of the central instrument panel. The LCD screen displays CUE’s home page using large icons to execute commands.
“CUE is a very elegant in-vehicle hub of all the information and entertainment in your life. All of CUE’s controls use the same design vernacular to create a harmony unique to Cadillac,” said Dave Lyon, executive director, Cadillac Interior Design. “Vibrant colors, a piano black face plate, precision-milled buttons, intuitive touch screen placement and sculpted front console provide a spacious, fashion-forward cabin.”
The steering wheel contains a five-way controller on the right side to navigate the cluster display, a volume control, and buttons to cycle through favorites, while the five-way controller on the left side manages cruise control, voice recognition, phone functions, and the heated steering wheel. CUE will be integrated with the OnStar service.
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