A Forest of Choices: Where’s My Radio?

This is one in a series of posts by Radio World contributor Paul “Sarge” Kaminski about how radio shows up on the dashboard of various new car models.

The CX-5 offers choices for AM, FM/HD Radio and SiriusXM satellite radio right up front.

Using Quu’s checklist As Radio World has covered, Quu’s “In-Vehicle Visuals Report” evaluates how radio is presented in the top 100 best-selling car models.

Here’s how the RAV4’s new infotainment system scored against that list: It has AM, FM/HD and SiriusXM radio buttons.

The Toyota Audio Multimedia system does not have an apparent radio button but offers radio in the audio source screen.