Quickly you’ll watch The Grand Tour utilizing your in-car system. That is as a result of Amazon’s Fire TV streaming platform is coming to vehicles, and we now know which fashions would be the first with Fireplace TV for Auto on board: the 2022 Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer.
Each are SUVs, and each will likely be unveiled on 11th March. However Jeep’s dad or mum firm Stellantis has already spilled the details on each vehicles’ leisure abilities.
Fireplace TV for Auto will let each the driving force and passengers entry reveals, motion pictures, apps and Alexa, in addition to some “distinctive automobile options”. Leisure could be streamed to each the primary show and rear seat screens (all of which have HD resolutions). Nervous about security? You needn’t be. A privateness filter will apparently cease the driving force from watching whereas driving, although they are going to be capable to whereas parked.
Content material will sync throughout Fire TV devices, so you possibly can decide up your favorite present within the automotive from the place you left off on the primary TV within the lounge. And Alexa integration means you’ll management sensible residence home equipment like heating and lights. So you might fireplace up the heating and switch the lights on as you pull into the drive.
There may even be a customized Fireplace TV distant full with Alexa mic. This may even management Uconnect, the in-car connectivity system for accessing the in-car thermostat and maps.
Heading on an extended journey? You’ll be able to obtain content material forward of time to observe on Fireplace TV for Auto to save lots of on knowledge expenses.
Amazon Fireplace TV for Auto will likely be accessible this autumn, with the 2 Jeeps launching in some unspecified time in the future subsequent yr. We’re hoping for a extra concrete date on the launch subsequent week.
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