Entune is a revolutionary in-car experience that
keeps you and your Toyota connected.
It's never been easier. Just download the Entune™ mobile app to applicable phones, and you can access a variety of in-car applications from your phone. You can control the applications by using the touch screen or voice commands (Bing only at launch). Entune™ will be available as an option on select models this year.
By utilizing conversational voice recognition and in-vehicle controls, the driver doesn't have to touch their mobile phone, allowing for safer connectivity. Toyota Entune simplifies the interaction for customers and will be available in select vehicles this year.
Consumers have grown accustomed to having the world at their fingertips through their mobile phones," said Jon Bucci, vice president of the Advanced Technology Department at Toyota. "And unlike other industry solutions, Entune™ allows the driver to interact with informative and entertaining mobile content without fumbling with their phone. We offer features that our customers demand and integrate them seamlessly in the vehicle."
After downloading the Toyota Entune™ mobile application and pairing a Bluetooth capable phone with their Toyota vehicle, customers can begin accessing a wide variety of personalized content and services. Toyota Entune is wirelessly upgradeable, so in-vehicle applications are never obsolete. Ensuring that nearly all customers can take advantage of this new technology, Toyota Entune is compatible with a wide variety of mobile phones with a data plan.
Toyota Entune™ key features include:
Bring the power of a decision engine to your car with Bing, the decision engine from Microsoft®. Its voice-activated search and organized results will help you travel with confidence.
There is always something to listen to with iheartradio. With access to
more than 750 local radio stations from across the country and
exclusive artist content, you won't know what to listen to first!
Listen to the music you love with Pandora personalized radio. Create
your own radio stations based on your favorite songs, artists and
genres. Every drive can have the perfect soundtrack.
Seeing a movie on a whim has never been easier with Movie-tickets.com.
You can find local movie times, read movie reviews and even purchase
tickets while in your car.
Decide where you want to eat while you?re on the road with OpenTable.
You can browse local restaurants by cuisine, price and availability.
Once you settle on a restaurant, you can make a reservation from inside
your car.
Sports, Stocks, Traffic, News, Weather and Fuel Prices
You can also get the latest sports scores, keep track of your personal
stocks, check traffic and weather, and compare fuel prices.
Mobile Apps Toyota
Entune™ debuts Bing, keeping navigation continuously up to date with
more than 16 million points of interest; OpenTable, make a reservation
at one of 15,000 restaurants; and MovieTickets.com, buy movie tickets
and read reviews. All destinations can be seamlessly sent to the
navigation system. Making drivers' lives even easier, Toyota Entune
delivers customizable real time traffic, fuel prices, weather, stocks
and sports.
Music Toyota Entune™ brings
you more music in more ways with iheartradio's 750+ hometown stations;
personalized stations with Pandora; XM satellite radio 170+ channels
with coast-to-coast coverage; and introducing HD Radio, digital
broadcasts of your favorite terrestrial music. Toyota Entune also offers
USB connectivity for portable media players and traditional terrestrial
radio.
Voice Recognition Featuring a
best-in-class, advanced conversational voice recognition system, Toyota
Entune™ eliminates the need to memorize thousands of voice commands. The
intuitive interface allows the driver to focus more on the road ahead.
"Toyota
has always been a leader in the automotive industry, so it makes sense
it would bring the latest in mobile technology to the car," said Chris
Daniels, General manager of Bing for Mobile, Microsoft Corp. "By
bringing Bing Maps and Bing for Mobile technology to the car, we are
helping Toyota enhance the overall in-vehicle experience to be as rich
and robust as possible, which means personalizing the information to
each driver's needs."
Safety ConnectToyota
Entune™ continues to build on the excellent foundation laid by Safety
Connect, bringing peace of mind to drivers with an added layer of more
personalized and convenience-oriented features. Safety Connect is the
cornerstone of Toyota's telematics systems providing Automatic Collision
notification, Stolen Vehicle Location Assistance, Emergency Assistance,
and Roadside Assistance on select Toyota models. Safety Connect
combined with Toyota Entune offers comprehensive safety services and
mobile applications not found in any other vehicle make.
Product AvailabilityToyota
Entune™ will be available as an option on select models this year. The
featured apps of Toyota Entune™ include: Bing, iheartradio,
MovieTickets.com, OpenTable.com, and Pandora, as well as location-based
services, such as personalized traffic, fuel prices, stocks, weather,
and sports. Toyota Entune™ also includes support for read-back and
replay capabilities for text messages. These are combined with a fully
featured entertainment and communication system, which includes XM
radio, HD Radio, CD player, USB connectivity, Bluetooth streaming and
phonebook. A high quality JBL sound system is available as an option as
well.