As well, using the app, it can be shared digitally with other drivers. That smartkey lets a drivers smartphone be the key for unlocking and starting the vehicle.
∻ut were not trying to diminish the experience based on the price point buyers can afford. There might be some features that are dependent on the hardware, such as the smartkey, he said.
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The large screen size allows the touchscreen to be less fidgety, allowing drivers to activate functions with a bit less concentration on hitting exactly the right button.Ĭertain highly distracting features are disabled above a certain speed, helping discourage drivers from being too engaged in the screen.Įxpect to see the features appear on refreshed versions of the entire lineup, and Steve Andrew, manager of Toyota Connnected, said the bulk of the offerings will be on every trim level. More intuitive voice-recognition and more plain-language commands are part of the enhancements rolling out in Toyota and Lexus connected services, starting with those two vehicles, and being integrated going forward in every refresh of both brands vehicles.įor example, you could say Hey Toyota, and when you hear a beep, say turn on the wipers. Or ∿ind me a Japanese restaurant. Or Im cold.Īlong with the new commands come some massive touchscreen displays, 14 inches, in some trim levels of both vehicles. In the 2022 Toyota Tundra and Lexus NX and soon others drivers will utter a wake-up command, Hey Toyota or Hey Lexus, and speak their commands. In the late-1980s and 1990s, captains Jean-Luc Picard, Kathryn Janeway and Benjamin Sisko would utter a wake-up command, ∼omputer, and when the computer was listening, would speak their commands.