John Craddock Ltd Magazine (General News)
The Discovery Sport is one of Land Rover’s best selling vehicles and the 2017 edition will be the first car in the world to fully integrate Tile’s advanced tracking app. There are also a few design tweaks as well as updated safety and convenience features. The main aim of the integrated app is to make forgotten wallets, bags, keys and phones a thing of the past using Tile tags (tiny bluetooth trackers) that can be attached to important items and tracked via smartphone technology.
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Track Your Belongings Wherever They Are
Research carried out by Tile suggests the average person spends around 15 minutes a day searching for lost or misplaced items. The new app aims to put an end to this wasted time and allows you to tag an unlimited amount of items. Once the app is initiated using the central touchscreen, users will be alerted if specified items aren’t present in the vehicle and given directions to their last known location. Customers can even sound a 90-decibel alarm on the Tile tag if the items are lost inside the vehicle and the smartphone app is compatible with both Android and Apple platforms.
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Peter Virk, Jaguar Land Rover’s Director of Connected Technologies & Apps, said: “Losing your wallet or leaving your child’s sports kit behind isn’t just an inconvenience.
“The realisation you’ve mislaid something important can be a cause of distraction. Our unique partnership with Tile means customers can check the status of tagged items using Discovery Sport’s touchscreen, so forgotten items will be a thing of the past.”
Other New Features
The Discovery Sport will also feature an updated design including the new Black Limited Edition which has unique Dynamic style grille, black SPORT badging and privacy glass. New body colours of Silicon Silver, Farallon Black, Carpathian Grey and Aruba metallic finishes will also be available. Inside the car, the InControl Touch Pro infotainment system has also been updated with a 10.2-inch touchscreen and higher pixel density making it clearer and more responsive.
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New safety features include a drowsiness detection system, intelligent speed limiter that reads road signs and camera-based lane departure tech that can gently steer the car back into the correct lane.
The price for the new Discovery Sport will remain the same, starting at £31,095 and is on sale now.
And, don’t forget you can get all your Land Rover parts and accessories including products for the new Discovery on our main website.
