• The Acura ZDX 2024 receives a multimedia interface from Google.
In 2024, Acura, Honda’s luxury brand, will offer its first all-electric model, the ZDX SUV. The latter will actually be a more powerful version of the Honda Prologue, a vehicle developed in partnership with General Motors (GM).
We will have the opportunity to come back to this model, which benefits from GM’s Ultium platform, when we have the opportunity to test it. In the meantime, we will send you relevant connectivity information.
The ZDX will feature Google’s first integration. It is offered in all variants and includes applications such as the Google Assistant and the indispensable Google Maps. More apps will be accessible via Google Play to provide a connected, personalized and more functional driving experience.
“We’re excited to offer our customers a choice of technology partners by combining Google applications and services with our in-vehicle connectivity to enhance the driving experience,” said Raj Manakkal, associate vice president of digital services development, Americas division by Honda. “Starting with the Acura ZDX and ZDX Type S, we will take the best-in-class connectivity solutions to the next level by incorporating Google capabilities into future Acura products. »
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2024 Acura ZDX-Type S
A specially enhanced version of Google Maps for electric vehicle owners offers them optimized route planning for charging stations and the search for stations along their route to minimize travel time. Google Maps can also estimate the charging time needed to reach the destination and initiate battery preconditioning if the destination is a DC fast charging station. This can reduce load times and get you back on the road faster.
Plus, the Google Assistant lets you get things done while keeping your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel. Be it setting reminders, texting, adjusting the air conditioning, or changing your destination or music preferences using voice recognition. The possibilities are practically limitless. It will also be possible to ask the Google Assistant to indicate its arrival location in Google Maps; The route map is then automatically displayed.
In addition to the integrated Google apps, the cocoon of the ZDX will be highly technological, featuring an instrument cluster with a digital display, a large touchscreen for the multimedia system, wireless integration for the Apple CarPlay and Android Auto apps, and wireless charging of mobile devices.
In the sign of the times, updates will be possible by air.