With the advent of connected car technology, cars have become smarter and more convenient. Recently, Tata gave us a glimpse of the connected car technology on the all-new Altroz i-Turbo. Here is a complete and detailed explanation of all the features that the iRA offers the user. Also, there are two features that make the Tata iRA Connected Cars experience quite different from others in the market.
The features of iRA Connected Car Tech can be classified into five main categories. Remote control, vehicle safety, gamification, live diagnostics and location-based services are the main categories in which the Tata iRA app enables the user to control many things on the Tata connected vehicle.
Remote control
You can usually operate remote control functions with the key – the lock, unlocking, lights and horn can be controlled via the app. The “remaining distance” function helps you plan your refueling stops better. This is very practical in the rush of the morning and informs you if you still need to fill up before work.
Vehicle safety
Emergency SMS only works in case of vehicle accidents. In case of an accident, a message is sent to the people you have set as your emergency contacts in the Tata iRA app. With the emergency SMS, iRA also informs the nearest RSA and sends an alert to the Tata call center so that they can be ready and provide assistance.
If a burglar tries to break into your car, an intrusion alarm will be triggered and an alert will be sent to your phone. In case you are late, you can track your car and disable it remotely. The car will not start the next time you try. This process involves several stages of verification as the command goes through Tata call verification, so you don’t have to worry about someone playing a prank on you by disabling your own car.
iRA takes the Find My Car feature to the next level. If you forgot where you parked the car, you would normally use the remote to honk the horn. However, the range of the key fob is less. With iRA, you can use the Find My Car feature instead to get the location right on your phone.
SOS/Panic mode
God forbid, but it can happen that you are alone in the car and need someone’s help. Then the SOS or panic mode helps. As soon as the SOS button is pressed, the emergency contacts are notified. This mode can also be triggered with the car key by pressing the lock and unlock buttons at the same time.
Gamification
iRA also allows you to share your driving dynamics with others. In the Gamification category, you will find ‘Social Tribes’, which are similar to groups of other Tata iRA users. The app also makes it easy to keep track of your acceleration and braking behaviour and gives you points and tips to improve. The acceleration and braking score, along with some other details about your driving data recorded by the car itself, make up your driving score.
The iRA app also gives you a summary of your ride. All these things that you get through the iRA app are useful and you don’t have to spend time writing these things down while you are driving. If you also share them with others, it becomes a kind of challenge to improve your driving behavior in a positive way.
Live diagnosis
Live diagnostics saves you an unnecessary trip to the mechanic. It tells you the specific system that has a problem, rather than just showing a single engine light. Diagnostics tells you exactly which system has the problem and fixes it. This way you can decide what to get serviced and also avoid being ripped off by mechanics. You can do daily checks and avoid major damage to the car.
You can set a speed alert for your driver. iRA also provides idle alerts in case the driver uses the car’s air conditioning while it is parked.
Location-based technology
Since the car has a SIM card, it has GPS-based location services so you can track it. Setting geofencing will alert you when the car has crossed a certain distance without you having to check repeatedly. There is also the flexibility to set time-based geofencing.
You can share your location directly from the app. Valet mode allows you to set an area where the car should be parked. In the app you can find the nearest RSA and service station.
Natural Voice Tech is a good feature that makes using the iRA app non-robotic and also supports Hinglish words. What3Words is a simplified address allocation system that is part of the connected car app.
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