With the Vision ConnectedDrive prototype, BMW has shown its intentions to invest in materials and surfaces that will allow the driver to operate various functions simply by touch.
Image from the future or science fiction scenario; Probably the first. Some years from now our cars will not have buttons and switches, since instead the driver will simply touch specific points and fabrics on the dashboard in order to operate the different functions and systems of the car (B.C. air conditioning, sound system etc.). BMW showed us its intentions to invest in such technology some time ago by presenting the Vision ConnectedDrive prototype which incorporates materials and fabrics that perform various functions by touch alone. In fact, representatives of BMW confirmed the fact that the Bavarian brand is moving in this direction. Now, an article in the authoritative scientific journal New Scientist brings the issue back to the fore, presenting the progress made in this technology by researchers at the Polytechnic School of Montreal in Canada. The head of the investigation, Maksim Skorobogatiy said about it “We are trying to reproduce the experience of smartphones in the form of fabric. We are looking for applications that can be implemented on thin durable surfaces without requiring the use of buttons”.
Source : autotriti.gr