As I think so much of the new touchscreen integration (and voice, for that matter) popping up on new cars is more shite than Shinola, when I do encounter what I consider to be good use of the technology I need to deliver the appropriate kudos. The Hyundai Equus is a very nice full-size, especially in terms of its inclusion in a very upscale genre of cars for thousands of less than the competition. In addition to a regular owner’s manual (which are getting pretty enormous these days, thanks to all the new technology don’t cha know), there’s also an iPad that comes with the car and it’s wrapped in a handsome leather case. This is in addition to the Equus itself, which is kind of like an enormous iPad enclosure you can drive coast-to-coast in extreme comfort. The contents of the owner’s manual is also found here, along with some other goodies like features and benefits (with great 3-D style graphics) and other proprietary materials.

Anyway, this is brilliant use of the device, and it is a pleasure to use. It makes great, logical sense to put this information in this format, although you will have to charge it on occasion. As for so many of the other touch screens on the latest autos? Not so much. The rest of the Equus is much more reasonable in this regard (with more conventional controls and interfaces that work better, all though voice recognition stuff is available). Nice job, Hyundai.