Not digging the all-new Mazda CX-5’s touchscreen-heavy infotainment system? Well, that’s too bad. Mazda has confirmed that that system will be rolled out in all future vehicles.
Called the Mazda E/E Architecture+, it’s the brand’s next-generation human-machine interface replacing the Mazda Connect system. At its heart is a Google’s Android Automotive OS system with touch and voice-based controls replacing most of the traditional buttons.
Thanks to having Google built-in, the Mazda E/E Architecture+ will have access to Google Assistant (and later on, Google Gemini3—Google’s AI assistant) allowing for conversational control for car functions such as adjusting climate control to finding a destination. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto will remain.
In the all-new CX-5, it’s available in two sizes—12.9- and 15.6-inch. Regardless, it has a horizontal layout with customizable smartphone-style interaction. A 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster and a larger heads-up display is standard, while a 12-speaker Bose sound system is an option.
The steering wheel itself gets a combination of traditional rocker switches and capacitive haptic steering wheel buttons. Shortcut to key functions such as the 360-degree camera and the Mi-Drive are here.
The Mazda E/E Architecture+ also happens to bring together the vehicle’s electronic control units, software layers, communication networks, and the external servers that support the car’s digital functions, laying the foundation for Mazda’s future Software Defined Vehicles. This advanced platform will allow for over-the-air (OTA) feature updates.
Will Changan manufacture the new CX-5 for Mazda? Because that infotainment system came straight out of Changan.
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Deletethe chinese needs japanese reliability
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DeleteIf Japanese companies are going to be selling what are essentially Chinese cars to the world (like what Mazda is doing, for example) then it's safe to assume those Japanese companies think the cars are reliable enough if they are comfortable slapping their brand on the car. It's not some small feat to earn their confidence before getting to that point.
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DeleteIsn't it it's the same. As Toyota's Arene software?
ReplyDeleteI just realized since our local cx-5 never got updated, we are stuck between an archaic and small infotainment and the new buttonless one, sad times.
ReplyDeleteI love it when manufacturers walk into massive pitfalls with eyes wide open. Let's give them the benefit of their supposed wisdom.
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