The German motor company will be showing off something it calls “BMW HoloActive Touch” at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show. It functions how one might expect a holographic infotainment system to work. There’s a virtual touchscreen projected from a strange black slab by the center console that is operated through finger gestures made in open-air.
BMW says that commands to the infotainment system are confirmed to the driver through a perceived “tactile feedback.” We're curious about how holograms can reach out and touch you back, but hey, anything is possible in the future.
Obviously, the big advantage/cool factor here is that every function can be controlled without any physical contact with materials. BMW was able to do this by combining some of its technologies used in current vehicles, such as a head-up display and the gesture control in the 5 and 7-Series. The actual floating display is visible to the driver through some fancy reflection work, and projects itself to the right of the steering wheel for easy driver access. When your fingertip comes into contact with something on the projected screen, a pulse is emitted and the image reacts to your input.
BMW says this technology is part of its i Inside Future study, which pertains to autonomously driven cars sometime in the future, so don’t expect to see it popping up in the next 3-Series any time soon. Let’s just hope the holographic screen of tomorrow is easier to navigate than most manufacturer’s infotainment screens are now.
Obviously, the big advantage/cool factor here is that every function can be controlled without any physical contact with materials. BMW was able to do this by combining some of its technologies used in current vehicles, such as a head-up display and the gesture control in the 5 and 7-Series. The actual floating display is visible to the driver through some fancy reflection work, and projects itself to the right of the steering wheel for easy driver access. When your fingertip comes into contact with something on the projected screen, a pulse is emitted and the image reacts to your input.
BMW says this technology is part of its i Inside Future study, which pertains to autonomously driven cars sometime in the future, so don’t expect to see it popping up in the next 3-Series any time soon. Let’s just hope the holographic screen of tomorrow is easier to navigate than most manufacturer’s infotainment screens are now.
Source: http://autoweek.com/
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