Comments on: 2013 Toyota Avalon Limited to be the first vehicle with in-car Qi wireless charging

By: meddle0ne

meddle0ne — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:31:00 +0000

I agree with the location thing. Not surprising though. Car companies have been missing the oportunity of slapping a dock for GPS up on the dash for years. They could have worked out a deal with Garmin and Tom Tom for a universal dock that tied into the radio. They were too busy charging ridiculous prices for substandard GPS solutions in the center console. They might as well of put it in the back seat.

By: willied1029

willied1029 — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:23:00 +0000

Odd how they put it in a car that mostly geezers buy.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:48:00 +0000

If you look at the picture you can see there is already a navigation system there. Music can be played via blue tooth as well..

By: jhdale

jhdale — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:10:00 +0000

Seems a little low on the dash if you want to use your phone for GPS navigation or music, but inductive charging in the car is great. I’ve had a Touchstone charger mounted on my dash for years now, phone stays in place due to magnets and there’s nothing to switch on. Not sure why it took so long for someone to market a solution like this, or why they still don’t quite have it right….