“Jaguar Land Rover is looking to balance entertainment with safety via its new justDrive in-car infotainment service,” Stephanie Mlot reports for PC Magazine. “Developed by Silicon Valley-based CloudCar, the voice-activated justDrive is part of the InControl platform for iOS 8 users (an Android version is coming early next year), and integrates services like Spotify, Twitter, and Yelp.”
“Drivers can simply plug their smartphone into the vehicle (limited to the 15MY Jaguar F-Type and all 15MY Land Rovers) and control apps through the car’s touch screen or voice recognition to minimize driver distraction,” Mlot reports. “JustDrive joins 17 other apps—including Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Parkopedia—currently available in Jaguar Land Rover’s InControl Apps system.”
Mlot reports, “Apple’s CarPlay, meanwhile, arrived this year in select cars from Jaguar Land Rover.”
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