# Honda CR\-V iHeart Dashboard

By Cedric D'Souza

Topic: Computing, AI & Electronics

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## Guide

### 1. Meet the Unified Tuner

This is the cockpit of a Honda CR\-V\. Its 9\-inch centre screen shows a design concept from iHeartMedia called the Unified Tuner\. Let's see how it could change every drive\.

Design concept: an illustrative interface, not a production Honda feature\.

### 2. Before: a radio that only tunes

A typical car radio shows a number and a row of presets\. The driver has to remember which number is which station\. Switch between the two screens to compare\.

The typical radio screen is a simple illustration for comparison\.

### 3. Home: radio with a face

The Home tab still tunes FM radio, here 100\.3 on the dial\. Now the driver also sees the station, the song and the artist: Z100 New York, playing "Day 1" by HONNE\.

### 4. Tap a station

Nearby stations sit side by side in one list, whether they arrive over the air, as a stream or as digital radio\. Tap a station tile on the screen to tune it\.

You can also tap the FM, Explore and Podcasts tabs on the screen\.

### 5. Explore: a station for every mood

The Explore tab opens iHeart's digital radio: pop, country, hip\-hop, rock and R&B, one tap each\. One card imagines a Honda Radio station: "Your road\. Your soundtrack\."

### 6. Podcasts: pick up where you left off

Podcasts are sorted into categories, from knowledge to sports\. The bar along the bottom offers to continue "Stuff You Should Know" right where the driver stopped\.

### 7. Made for a quick glance

Big tiles, tabs that never move and a now\-playing bar that is always at the bottom keep each glance short\. Honda's own HOME and BACK keys and the volume knob stay right beside the screen\.

US safety guidelines ask that a screen task needs glances of 2 seconds or less, and about 12 seconds in total\.

### 8. One screen for every kind of listening

Live radio, digital stations and podcasts now share one familiar screen\. For the driver, that means less searching and more listening\. For Honda, it makes the dashboard feel personal from the first drive\.