Designed in conjunction with Silicon Valley-based firm CloudCar, the new justDrive app is said to feature one of "the most advanced voice recognition packages in the world," allowing drivers to bark commands at their infotainment system without taking hands off the wheel.
This unified, voice-enabled interface means that services, such as Spotify, Twittter, Yelp and Google Maps can all be called upon with natural speech, thus doing away with the need to physically select an application before using it and risking a nasty collision. Rather than using basic syntax commands, such as "open Google Maps", drivers can simply ask the car where the nearest petrol station is instead. The justDrive system will instantly know the correct application to use and begin route guidance on the navigation system.
“While our aim is to significantly enhance the driving experience through unprecedented levels of connectivity, we also want to reduce driver distraction. So we have worked closely with the CloudCar team to ensure justDrive is ‘right for driving’,” explains Dr Wolfgang Epple, Director of Research and Technology at Jaguar Land Rover. Dr Epple's team also demonstrated to the California crowd how drivers can dictate and then send a tweet, text message or email by simply saying things like "tell George I'll be late", rather than having to first pull up Siri or other messaging services.
The justDrive system will be free to download and available from early 2015 to new and existing Jaguar Land Rover Customers with the InControl infotainment package
