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Cadillac took the wraps off of its new Cadillac CUE infotainment system on Tuesday in San Diego. We're not, strictly speaking, looking at an Android product here. (Though it does run Linux, so that's close enough, right?) But it absolutely concerns your Android smartphone on a couple of levels.
Cadillac CUE -- that stands for Cadillac User Experience -- is a gorgeous in-dash and in-console experience. On the dash side, you have a totally digital readout. Tach, spedometer -- all digital. It's also customizable. You can have a traditional (read: boring) look, or go with something more sexy at the touch of a button. Very cool.
But what we're more concered with is the monster 8-inch capactive touchscreen with haptic feedback in the center of the cockpit. You read that right. An 8-inch capactive touchscreen with haptic feedback. Oh, and it's got a proximity sensor. Yes, Cadillac's taken the best parts of smartphone and tablet tech and has put it in a vehicle. And it's gone even further, with a user interface that's as intuitive as anything we've seen. Smartphone and tablet manufacturers should take note -- this car manufactuer just showed you how to do car mode.
So where does your phone come in? You'll be able to connect your device to the vehicle over Bluetooth, and they'll interact just as you saw in our walkthrough of Chevy MyLink. In fact, Pandora once again is on board here. Cadillac CUE doesn't replace your phone. Yet.
What you see here will be available on in 2012 in the Cadillac XTS and ATS, and the SRX luxury crossover. So, yeah, it'll be out of reach for many of us. But we'll repeat what we said back in the summer with the MyLink launch: This is the future of your smartphone on the road. Get ready for it.
More official footage from Cadillac, as well as the press release, is after the break.
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