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Upcoming Cadillacs to get wireless smartphone charging

Upcoming Cadillacs to get wireless smartphone charging
Cadillac is looking to clears the clutter by adding wireless charging to the 2015 ATS
Cadillac is looking to clears the clutter by adding wireless charging to the 2015 ATS
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Cadillac joins a growing list of manufacturers offering wireless smartphone charging functionality
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Cadillac joins a growing list of manufacturers offering wireless smartphone charging functionality
Cadillac is looking to clears the clutter by adding wireless charging to the 2015 ATS
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Cadillac is looking to clears the clutter by adding wireless charging to the 2015 ATS
The rubberized Powermat wireless charging pad will positioned inside the storage bin behind car's center instrument panel
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The rubberized Powermat wireless charging pad will positioned inside the storage bin behind car's center instrument panel
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Cadillac is set to offer Powermat wireless charging for smartphones in the 2015 ATS sport sedan and coupe in coming months, with the 2015 CTS and the Escalade SUV to follow suit at the end of the year.

Forming part of the company's CUE (Cadillac User Experience) system, the wireless technology will sit alongside features such as Natural Voice Recognition (Text-to-Voice) and touch-screen technology.

The rubberized Powermat wireless charging pad will positioned inside the storage bin behind car's center instrument panel faceplate. Duracell Powermat offers charging cases for iPhones and some Samsung Galaxy phones.

Cadillac joins a growing list of manufacturers offering wireless smartphone charging functionality
Cadillac joins a growing list of manufacturers offering wireless smartphone charging functionality

Cadillac joins a growing list of manufacturers offering this functionality – the Jeep Cherokee is available with a factory-installed Qi charging pad, as is the Toyota Avalon.

Manufacturers such as Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche and Volkswagen are also getting in on the wireless technology act using the Qi standard, which is supported by phones from Nokia, Samsung, BlackBerry, Sony, HTC, LG and others.

Source: General Motors

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2 comments
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hdm
Very hard to look to cadillac for any inspiration on any front... blue hair drivers aside.
BeWalt
Interestingly, with cars like the Tesla S and the BMW i3 to compare to, these "all-new innovations" that normal car makers are offering suddenly look an awful lot like lipstick on a dead pig.