{"id":500512,"date":"2010-04-01T14:21:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T18:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/01\/2011-hyundai-equus-replaces-owners-manual-with-multimedia-tabl\/"},"modified":"2010-04-01T14:21:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-01T18:21:00","slug":"2011-hyundai-equus-replaces-owners-manual-with-multimedia-tablet-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/500512","title":{"rendered":"2011 Hyundai Equus replaces owner&#8217;s manual with &#8220;multimedia tablet&#8221; (iPad)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/new-york-auto-show\/\" rel=\"tag\">New York Auto Show<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/sedans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sedan<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/etc\/\" rel=\"tag\">Etc.<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/tech\/\" rel=\"tag\">Technology<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/hyundai\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hyundai<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/luxury\/\" rel=\"tag\">Luxury<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"4\" hspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/equustablet-630op.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 7px;\"> <script> var digg_url = 'http:\/\/digg.com\/apple\/Hyundai_to_use_iPad_as_owner_s_manual_for_new_luxury_sedan'; <\/script> <script src=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/api\/diggthis.js\"><\/script><\/span> The big surprise during the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/equus\">Hyundai Equus<\/a> reveal today at today&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/new-york-auto-show\/\">New York Auto Show<\/a> was the automaker&#8217;s announcement that it would supply each new Equus owner with a &#8220;multimedia tablet&#8221; to replace the owner&#8217;s manual. While Hyundai USA president John Krafcik didn&#8217;t explicitly say that the device in question will be an Apple iPad, the image presented above unquestionably the company&#8217;s latest gadget. Of course, there&#8217;s no guarantee that the Hyundai tablet will actually be an Apple product by the time the Equus hits dealers this fall.<\/p>\n<p>The idea behind the tablet is to not only replace the traditional owner&#8217;s manual &#8211; a costly book that&#8217;s grown increasingly more difficult to navigate with the exponential increase in features, particularly in luxury vehicles &#8211; but to handle customer\/dealer interactions like scheduling service appointments.<\/p>\n<p>Although the iPad (hitting retailers and pre-orderers&#8217; mailboxes this Saturday) is the biggest player in the yet-to-be-tested tablet segment, there are several other manufacturers building slate-like devices for consumers. Dell, JooJoo and others have their own units in the works, but Apple is easily the stand-out&#8230; for now.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-hyundai-equus-0\/low\/\">2011 Hyundai Equus<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-hyundai-equus-0\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/2011equusmedia---01_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-hyundai-equus-0\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/2011equusmedia---02_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-hyundai-equus-0\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/2011equusmedia---03_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-hyundai-equus-0\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/2011equusmedia---04_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2011-hyundai-equus-0\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/2011equusmedia---05_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/01\/2011-hyundai-equus-replaces-owners-manual-with-multimedia-tabl\/\">2011 Hyundai Equus replaces owner&#8217;s manual with &#8220;multimedia tablet&#8221; (iPad)<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:21:00 EST.  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