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Wired (Not)
When you need to power your cell phone in most cars,
you either need to use the outlet that was previously
known as the "cigarette lighter" or
look for a USB connector, typically
hidden in the center console.
But for the 2015 Cadillac ATS
(and then the CTS and then the
Escalade), a development from
Visteon ( visteon.com ) makes it a
whole lot easier.
What's more, unlike the ordinary
approaches, no cords are required.
Visteon has developed a wireless
charging system that it says is
frst-to-market. What's interesting
about this is that there are two
wireless charging standards—the
Powermat from the Power Matters
Alliance and Qi from the Wireless
Power Consortium—and the Visteon
system accommodates both.
Albert Faraj, vice president, Ameri-
cas, Visteon's electronics business,
said of the electromagnetic
charging system, "It was designed
so that it can be integrated into
a number of locations within the
cockpit, such as the center console
or an area in the instrument panel."
In the case of the ATS, it is located
inside a covered container in the
center console.
t Visteon has developed an electromagnetic charging
system that accommodates both wireless charging standards,
Powermat and Qi. The frst implementation is in the 2015
Cadillac ATS.
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