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extra safety and tech features (some a first-ever)
that there is way more space for all of the settings, apps, climate controls, and radio options
Because the screen is so big, you can reach over and enable the seat warmer, flip through radio stations, and access the GPS navigation
without having to fumble through tiny icons and a small, dainty screen.Size mattersMy favorite feature on the massive screen is when you
On most stations, the album cover for the artist and song you are listening to appears in the big screen
I listened to a classic rock station and up popped the album cover to After the Gold Rush by Neil Young
You can see where roads connect.In another surprise, the nav screen shows animated waves for lakes
Everything is enlarged, easier to identify, and brighter and more colorful in 12 inches.Risk of clutterMy only slight complaint here is that
you can show so many multiple options all at once
I managed to have some climate control settings like the heated steering wheel button and the one for heated seats up at the same time as
the radio, and other time while driving I had both the settings screen (for configuring the display and the truck itself, for example) and
the radio up at the same time
That said, because the display is so big, you may stumble into the same scenario where you have too many icons and too much text up all at
I tested an Apple iPhone XS Max, and it fit nicely into a little slot on the pad below the 12-inch screen
When I placed the iPhone XS Max on the pad, it started charging right away
You can slide the cup holders forward to hide the charging bay as well as an extra security measure.Overall, the RAM 1500 has one of the
As long as you avoid having too many icons up at the same time, it feels like you have way more control over features and can see everything
easier in living color.On The Roadis TheIndianSubcontinent's regular look at the futuristic tech in today's hottest cars
John Brandon, a journalist who's been writing about cars for 12 years, puts a new car and its cutting-edge tech through the paces every week
One goal: To find out which new technologies will lead us to fullydriverless cars.
