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Version 2023.1 of the Z1 Dashboard is now available! This version introduces our new on-board driving instructor. This instructor will talk to you as you drive round the track providing feedback on the track and on how you are taking turns and how you can improve. It is like having a real instructor sitting next to you in the car. You can even create your own voice packs to use with the instructor. In addition to this version supports the Vocore 6.8" screens and all the new features in the Z1 Designer. The new on-board Driving Instructor provides real-time spoken feedback on how to improve as you drive the track. The new Driving Instructor allow for customization including three different levels of advice. Compatibility with the latest Z1 Designer features. Support for the Vocore 6.8" Screen New users can get the demo here: https://z1simwheel.com/dashboard/demo.cfm Existing users can get the update here: https://z1simwheel.com/dashboard/MyDashboard.cfm Here is the full list of release notes: * The Driving Instructor is now available to ride along with you in the car. The instructor will speak to you as you go around the track like a real-world instructor would do, providing advice on the turns and how to improve your time through them. This feature requires a current track or pro license. Currently it is only compatible with iRacing and Assetto Corsa Competizione. * There is a new settings tab, Driving Instructor, which allows you to set the various option for the instructor. * You can choose the instructor who will ride along with you. Currently there is only one instructor available. We will be adding more in the future. * Users can create their own instructor packs. An instructor pack consists of a folder placed in the documents/z1dashboard/voices folder. Look at the folder documents/z1dashboard/voices/greg as an example. This folder contains an xml file called 'voice'. When creating your own instructor you would edit this file to reflect your instructor. When doing so it is important to set the 'id' file to be blank. Then you would need to provide recordings in mp3 format for each of the files located in the folder. Again see the documents/z1dashboard/voices/greg folder for the required mp3 files. * Customized instructor voice packs can be distributed to other if you like. All that is required for install an instructor pack is to place the folder containing the voice.xml file and the mp3 files into the documents/z1dashboard/voices folder. * By default the instructor only provides feedback during a practice session. To have it provide feedback during all sessions, uncheck the 'Only Provide Feedback During Practice' option. * There are 3 levels of advice that can be given by the instructor - beginner, intermediate and advanced. By default the instructor is set to beginner. You should set this level based on your experience as a driver as it effects the advice given by the instructor. * The instructor provides advice at each level (beginner, intermediate, and advanced) for a specified number of laps before advancing its advice to the next level. By default this is 3 laps. You can change this in the settings dialog. * You can select the speakers used for the instructor voice in the settings dialog, Driving Instructor tab. * Added Water Pressure warning level to the Car tab in the Settings dialog. This is a car specific warning level. When the water pressure is under this level the water pressure warning will be triggered. Dashboards that implement the Water Pressure warning will then display the appropriate warning. * Added support for the new Z1 Designer features. * Support for Vocore 6.8" screens Download the demo today: https://z1simwheel.com/dashboard/demo.cfm
Version 2023.1.2 is now available. This adds the in-car driving instructor to RaceRoom. It also allows standard license users to try out the in-car driving instructor on one track configuration of their choice. And it adds a volume control to the driving instructor. And several other fixes and improvements. Download the demo today: https://z1simwheel.com/dashboard/demo.cfm
Z1 Software Memorial Day sale, now through June 1st! Get 50% off new standard and track licenses, and 50% off upgrades from standard to track/pro, or track to pro. Don't get left behind on track! Use the discount code MEMORIAL23 when purchasing. Purchase the software here, or download the free demo: https://z1simwheel.com/dashboard/trybuy.cfm
Version 2023.2 of the Z1 Software is now available. With updates to the Dashboard, Analyzer and Designer there is something for everyone. The Driving Instructor has been updated. With more feedback while driving, and a better interface in the Analyzer, it is now even easier to improve your driving. If you are sim racing, then the Driving Instructor is what you need to get faster! As always existing drivers can get the new update here: https://z1simwheel.com/dashboard/MyDashboard.cfm New users can get the demo here: https://z1simwheel.com/dashboard/demo.cfm
The latest update of the Z1 software brings many big changes, one of which is the pricing structure. New Pricing Model We have updated the pricing model for the Z1 software. With the introduction of features such as the AI Driving Instructor, the Track Walks, the Z1 Designer, the ability to view other driver's laps, and many others, the Z1 software has become much more of a service over these past few years. We have invested a lot into the supporting infrastructure, including bringing new servers online, all with the goal of providing a better service to our users. Moving forward the Z1 software will be a subscription service. It will have three versions as it does now. You will be able to subscribe on a monthly or annual term. Pricing is as follows: STANDARD LICENSE: Monthly: $4.99/month (billed monthly) Yearly: $3.99/month (billing annually) TRACK LICENSE: Monthly: $8.99/month (billed monthly) Yearly: $7.99/month (billed annually) PRO LICENSE: Monthly: $19.99/month (billed monthly) Yearly: $17.99/month (billed annually) There will no longer be an initial purchase price. Notes for existing customers: Existing customers may keep their current version as long as they like with no change and will not be required to subscribe to continue using it. Any current update subscriptions will honored at their existing pricing for the life of the subscription. Any current users who have version 2023.2 but do not have an update subscription may start a new subscription for their license type at legacy prices for the next month. This is $2.99 for Standard, $4.99 for Track and $9.99 for Pro. http://www.z1racetech.com
Our Future Road Map We thought long and hard about the change to a subscription model and believe it is in the best interest of Z1 and our customers moving forward. Not only does it make the Z1 more accessible, but it also allows us to be more agile with future updates and to place Z1 onto platforms that were not possible with our previous pricing model. The subscription models allows everyone to be on the same version of the software at all times. This will make support easier. It will also allow us to push out updates much more quickly. Instead of having to wait for a quarterly updates to get a new feature out, or to support a new sim, we will be able to push out such a change at a more precise moment. This does not mean we will be putting out updates every other day, as that would get annoying! So what are we looking to do in the near future? We want to expand the Driving Instructor with new voices, new features and better advice. And of course sometimes it rains when you are on track. Sometimes there are other cars on track and it isn't all about optimal speed, but racing. The Z1 Analyzer will continue to improve and is already helping The University of Hawaii's AI Racing Tech program develop and train their autonomous race car (https://www.hawaiiavtech.com/). Our experience with them helps us provide you with the best possible software for training and telemetry analysis. There are many improvements to the Designer that need to be made. Once done we can remove some legacy graphics from the Dashboard, and that allows us to implement some very interesting features based solely around the Direct X engine. Interconnectivity is a big part of our future plans. We are looking to update and improve how drivers and engineers communicate and share data around the world. Oh, and over the past few months we have completely rewritten the Z1 back end code. Some of it was about 10 years old! So we can tick that off our to-do-list. Thank you for reading this. Thank you for being a Z1 customer. Thank you for all your support. Z1 would not exist without you.