The latest update to the Porsche Track Precision app allows drivers to use their smartphones to record special driving moments on the street and incorporate vehicle data to create 1-minute videos.
beyond closed courses. The automaker on Wednesday announced a new free drive mode that lets users record moments from their everyday drives.
The Track Precision app can record video using a smartphone's camera, and incorporate it with data such as speed, revs, braking force, steering angle, and lateral acceleration, using a WiFi connection to the car. These features were designed to help drivers improve lap times. Free drive mode gives these functions a few tweaks.
Instead of capturing continuous video, as it would for a lap of a track, the app records a 1-minute video when the car recognizes a"special driving event," Porsche said in a press release.Those events are detected through sensor data, such as high braking pressure or lateral-g, according to Porsche. Drivers can also manually engage free drive mode, the automaker noted. The app can also combine videos with other media, such as photos taken during breaks on a drive, Porsche added.
Porsche has steadily added more features to the Track Precision app since its 2015 launch. The app also features a, briefings on racetracks, and tutorials for braking points and other aspects of driving dynamics. Porsche also has an Off-Road Precision app for off-road driving. The latest version of the Porsche Track Precision app is available for iOS and Android . It can be downloaded free of charge from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
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