Toyota
has announced that, from January 2014, drivers will have access to
Google Street View and photo sharing website Panoramio, to help them get
around in their cars.
The new system, Toyota Touch 2, provides
direct access to Google-sourced imagery and geo-tagged photos, allowing
drivers to see a realistic view of their surroundings on a map.
All of the images will be displayed on
Toyota’s second generation Touch unit, which has four times the number
of pixels as the previous version and a screen size of up to 8 inches.
Toyota said that having access to
street-level imagery of a final destination, such as a store entrance or
a car park, lets Touch 2 users navigate easily from door-to-door.
“While the latest in-car technologies
have traditionally been available in luxury vehicles, we’re bringing
best-in-class connectivity to our mainstream brands,” said Daniele
Schillaci, senior VP of sales and marketing for Toyota in Europe, in a
blog post.
“We’re giving Toyota owners a one-year,
free subscription to the Touch 2 with Go infotainment system, allowing
drivers to access Google Street View and Panoramio, plus real time
traffic, weather, parking and fuel prices – all from a Bluetooth
connection from inside their cars.”
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