When Hyundai announced its range-topping Equus luxury sedan for the US, the automaker also made the grand claim that it would be ditching the paper owner's manuals in favour of a 16GB Wi-Fi Apple iPad and an app.
Now prospective buyers can test-drive the Hyundai Equus iPad Owner Experience app, which is available for download in the US iTunes App Store.
Demonstrated in the video below, the app is shown playing promotional videos, giving users access to a 3D vehicle walkaround, and running animated and interactive demonstrations of vehicle safety features, such as adaptive headlights that turn to aim into a bend.
There's also a map of Hyundai dealers and service centres, detailed information about specific vehicle entertainment, navigation functions and what appears to be some sort of tilt-sensor-based driving simulator. As the app also has to function as an owner's manual, we assume there's more mundane but still useful information included too, about such things as oil changes and where to find the spare tyre.
Shame that none of Hyundai's rear-wheel drive range, the Equus and Genesis sedans, as well as the Genesis coupe, are scheduled to go on sale in Australia.
Shame that none of Hyundai's rear-wheel drive range, the Equus and Genesis sedans, as well as the Genesis coupe, are scheduled to go on sale in Australia.
Source: CNET US
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