Cadillac's 2016 CTS-V ushers in revamped CUE - SlashGear
Your first (and second, and probably third) impression after driving the 2016 Cadillac CTS-V is likely to be "wow, that's fast," but the 640HP car showcases another type of speed. Caddy's oft-maligned CUE infotainment has also been supercharged, with the new 8-inch touchscreen system addressing complaints around speed as well as paving the way for platforms like CarPlay and Android Auto. Question is, has Cadillac done enough. At the heart of the upgrade is a new processor, a considerable upgrade over the previous version of CUE which launched in the 2013 Cadillac XTS all the way back in 2012. Cadillac is now using Freescale's i. MX6 DL chip, a Cortex A9 mustering 4,000... In contrast, the old "Triton" system had a trio of ARM11 cores - for 1,440 DMIPS total - and a 10 MT/s IMG SGX535 GPU. Altogether, Cadillac tells me, the 2016 system should deliver 3x the CPU performance and 4x the GPU performance, affecting not only the experience while driving but how soon CUE is ready after you hit the starter button. CUE still suffers from a tendency toward UI overlap, particularly when you move your hand toward the touchscreen and the motion sensor triggers the unfurling of the function bars. Source: www.slashgear.com
