When the Discovery Sport is launched next year, it will feature a USB charging point next to every seat. It will have its own in-car Wi-Fi hotspot, and Land Rover’s InControl Apps function will allow owners to check fuel statistics, locate the vehicle, and even unlock the doors, from their smartphone.
The automotive industry is waking up to the fact that its customers are online, and are using smartphones. In fact, in September GoldSand Digital’s automotive campaigns had an average mobile readership of over 45%.
The industry is mobile, so we’ve taken a look around, and collected together the very best automotive apps out there. Whether you’re on iOS, Android, or Windows Phone, these apps should make life that little bit easier.
Android
Powered by Parkopedia, this app directs you straight to the cheapest and most convenient parking spaces nearby. With such a wide variation in prices among parking lots, you can finally take the lead, and look through to truly evaluate your full range of options.
Price: £1.99
The shopping’s done, the trolley’s full and now all that’s left to do is remember where you parked the car. This can be easier said than done, but using the GPS coordinates via the phone’s GPS sensors the app uses the compass, Google Maps or radar display to find your wheels.
Price: Free
Apple
Using your current location to find cheap and up-to-date fuel prices, PetrolPrices.com’s app is updated each week day and includes over 11,000 station locations, as well as prices for all major stations and supermarkets, plus a station search with a two mile range for major inner city areas.
Price: £2.99
A heavy right foot can mean the difference between an economic car and a financial burden, but this fuel consumption and cost calculating app designed for anybody with one or more vehicles can keep track of consumption, price, cost per mile, as well as mileage per gallon.
Price: Free
Adorning nearly every mobile device, Google Maps has mapped out 220 countries and territories, with voice-guided GPS navigation available and you’ll even be able to keep up with live traffic conditions, incident reports and automatic rerouting suggestions.
Price: Free
Voted the Auto Express Best Sat Nav app for the past two years, CoPilot provides an alternative to having a separate unit. Available across Western and Eastern Europe, the app has offline navigation available in 40 European countries and features all-important speed camera alerts.
Price: £34.99
Not just a map service, this app is a community based tool that collects real-time traffic and road information from fellow drivers to save time and money, with the aim of improving the daily commute, while also sharing accident news, speed traps and other hazards.
Price: Free
Windows
Instead of making a last minute dash to the Post Office to renew your car tax or find a garage willing to do a quick MOT, this app stores those annual car related items including servicing, warranty, insurance, recovery, emissions, road tax and your location should you need a recovery service.
Price: £1.69
Are you a Ferrari driver locked in the shell of an ageing hatchback? Well, this RPM reading app could be the one for you, as it replicates your car’s revs via a Bluetooth OBD II adapter and your car stereo to make it feel like you’re in an American muscle car, or even a spaceship – if you’re hitting warp-drive.
Price: Free
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