![]() Our Byron Hurd got a first taste of it with a number of JLR products in a short period of time and found it to be a big improvement. Plus, the software it’s running is vastly different from what we saw previously. It features a new screen size and layout. It’s JLR’s completely new-from-the-ground-up infotainment system that is quickly spreading across the company’s range of products. Pivi Pro is supposed to change all of that. Even right out of the gate, they exhibited an undue amount of lag and general bugginess. But the big problem has always been their functionality. They’re generally a good step - or several - behind other luxury automakers' infotainment systems in terms of features and looks. Infotainment systems in Jaguar Land Rover products have irked us for a long while. ![]() And while we’re on the negatives, Pivi Pro still showed a minor amount of lag on a … It took turning the car off, then back on again to reset its brains and make CarPlay function again. On two separate occasions we plugged our phones in, and Apple CarPlay refused to start. There’s a hard icon in the sticky left panel that pops up when you plug in, and the system goes full screen with the same, lovely high-res graphics. Both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are nicely integrated with this new system. Plus, JLR newly allows you to connect two devices via Bluetooth instead of just one. For those wanting to use their phones, there is indeed an in-car WiFi data plan available to buy. We dig the three-panel home screen and its minimalist style, but for those who might favor maximum functionality over a pretty home screen, you can replace this with rows of app icons. Plus, a sticky “home” button means you can always find your way out of menus when you’re done diving around. All of your important items are tucked into a panel on the left, making them super easy to find and select. The new UI layout makes things easier and prettier, too. It’s a super-high-resolution panel, and it takes to our inputs quickly and without protest. The new 11.4-inch screen this software plays on is splendid to both look at and touch. This allows the whole system to load immediately upon startup, ensuring that you aren’t sitting and waiting for items to populate after you press the start button. This is partly thanks to it now running off its own backup battery. There are still some issues, but the new system’s performance is exponentially better than what it’s replacing. Before diving in too deep, you should know off the top that Pivi Pro is a massive improvement over JLR infotainment systems of old. Will it hold up? Watch the video above for a quick tour, and keep reading for some more detailed thoughts. Now, we’ve had a new Land Rover Discovery in the garage for a longer period to fully suss out the system. ![]()
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