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Cadillac Shows Off Intuitive Features of Escalade’s 38” OLED Console
The new Escalade comes standard with more than 38 inches of diagonal OLED display area. Its dashboard-dominating array of panels includes a small 7.2-inch screen to the driver's left, a 14.2-inch digital instrument cluster front and center, and then a 16.9-inch screen for the infotainment system. The screens are thin, gently curved toward the driver and vibrant, supposedly serving up the largest color range of any automotive display currently in production. Night vision is offered, helping drivers see pedestrians or large animals while moving at lower speeds. A video feed from the forward-facing camera can be piped directly to the instrument cluster. The Escalade also comes standard with something called "augmented-reality turn-by-turn navigation." Basically, when a route is active in the navigation system, it adds graphics on top of that video stream: Arrows that show exactly where to turn. They even move and change sizes as the car moves. The way Cadillac has done all this is both slick and intuitive, and it makes it nearly impossible to miss a prompt since it gives both audio and visual cues.
Figure 1: Escalade OLED Console
The new Escalade comes standard with more than 38 inches of diagonal OLED display area. Its dashboard-dominating array of panels includes a small 7.2-inch screen to the driver's left, a 14.2-inch digital instrument cluster front and center, and then a 16.9-inch screen for the infotainment system. The screens are thin, gently curved toward the driver and vibrant, supposedly serving up the largest color range of any automotive display currently in production. Night vision is offered, helping drivers see pedestrians or large animals while moving at lower speeds. A video feed from the forward-facing camera can be piped directly to the instrument cluster. The Escalade also comes standard with something called "augmented-reality turn-by-turn navigation." Basically, when a route is active in the navigation system, it adds graphics on top of that video stream: Arrows that show exactly where to turn. They even move and change sizes as the car moves. The way Cadillac has done all this is both slick and intuitive, and it makes it nearly impossible to miss a prompt since it gives both audio and visual cues.
Figure 1: Escalade OLED Console
