DriveLine

Everything running on electricity is now becoming smart. Vehicles start driving themselves, and are already fitted with advanced computers for more safety, but also entertainment. Sure enough, everything runs on a software component, and DriveLine wants to be the ultimate launcher and manager for your car.

The application runs in full screen at all times, and is optimized to run with touch sensitive screens, since driving requires you to keep your hands on the wheel, and a car computer isn’t fitted with peripheral input devices like your computer. In this regard, all options are found under large, intuitive icons, with visual feedback on interaction.

Components give you the possibility to launch an abundance of different multimedia elements, such as players, image viewers, and even apps, but can also hook up to car specification to show related details, like speed, mileage, or a gauge. Multiple indicators let you know what services are active, while navigation is pretty simple, thanks to the constantly displayed dashboard.

Management can be a bit of a pain, and if you’re actually using the application in a vehicle, it’s best to pull over so it doesn’t take all your attention, or simply leave someone else to handle this task. Given that there is access to the Internet, built-in functions let you connect to map services and GPS devices, which is a practical feature.

At the end of a journey, you can analyze almost anything that happened on the way. Driving stats provide various details, and there’s even a camera module to show activity, given your car is fitted with one or more.

Cars already come packed it corresponding software components optimized for a comfortable driving, and even entertainment experience. However, DriveLine’s practicality is rather questionable, since vehicle computer are not fitted with Windows operating systems. It’s best used by the passenger if you decide to give it a shot, so you can keep your hands on the wheel and eyes on the road.