Stellantis held their software day earlier this week, and the news is full of news as the automaker announced an independent partnership with BMW and a chip manufacturing cooperation with Foxconn, a usage-based insurance plan , And plans to monetize services and subscriptions through connected cars.
Now, the company is hinting at what these services and subscriptions look like in a new video called "Freedom Connected."
The video aims to showcase the technologies that the next-generation Jeep vehicles may provide, showing some "conceptual features", including an off-road navigation system with more than 6,000 route maps.
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The clip also hints at a wide range of vehicle-to-vehicle communication functions, such as the "group riding" function, which shows the location of other jeeps in your cycling team and information about them. This will help find people who are lost or broken down on the road, and the clip also implies that "communicating capabilities even without a cellular connection."
Another interesting feature is the augmented reality head-up display, which basically projects the digital dashboard onto the windshield. This is useful for both on-road and off-road, because it allows the driver to know the situation at any time without having to bow his head. The video also shows that the HUD can be used to display information outside the vehicle, such as charging status.
Although these are only conceptual features, Stellatis has confirmed that future models will be equipped with digital assistants and eventually active digital assistants. Over-the-air updates will also allow future models to improve with age, and officials pointed out that they may receive features that they haven't even thought of.
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