Cadillac crams 38 inches of screen in the new Escalade
The new Cadillac Escalade will feature an impressive 38 inches of screen. And they will supposedly have double the pixel density of a 4K TV.
The fifth-generation Escalade was revealed Tuesday in Los Angeles. Its OLED screens are paper-thin and curve for better visibility. You'll notice the screens don't have a protective "hood" on the edges, as Cadillac says sun glare won't be an issue. And some of them are touch-friendly.
Here's how the screens break down. They include a 7.2-inch driver control panel on the left and a 14.2-inch display behind the steering wheel.
The car also includes a 16.9-inch touch infotainment screen, which is nearly the size of the 17-inch display in the Tesla Cybertruck. Byton's infotainment screen will dwarf them all. It'll be 48 inches, although it won't be a touchscreen. Instead you'll control it with your voice, gestures, and old-fashioned buttons.
Escalade plans to put those screens to use with AR navigation. When in turn-by-turn direction mode, a live street view from the front of the car is projected behind the steering wheel with overlays showing you where to turn and other information.
And it won't just give drivers visual cues. If you turn left, for example, the words "turn left" will come from the left speaker, and the closer you are to your turn, the louder the volume will get.
The new Escalade will include General Motors semi-autonomous driving system, called Super Cruise, which works on 200,000 miles of highways in the U.S. and Canada. It'll be one of the first GM vehicles to feature the "enhanced" version of the handsfree driving assistant, which lets the car change lanes automatically.
With those high-res screens, it's almost too bad you'll mostly be changing music or following an arrow on a map. At least there are two backseat 12.6-inch touchscreens for passengers to play games, music, or videos.
Pricing will be coming out shortly, but know that the 2020 Escalade starts at more than $75,000. All of those screens aren't cheap.
Additional reporting by Rachel Kraus.
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