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BMW will bring Holographic controls to CES 2017

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Holograms are often used in science fiction due to the sheer potential the technology expresses to the users. Companies have recently shown that they're looking towards a future that is making our fantasies reality. 

 

BMW teased the technology's presence in the vehicle that they will showcase to the world at CES 2017

 

BMW HoloActive Touch controls will turn heads at CES 2017

 

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Like its Heads-up Display, it uses smoke and mirrors, actually just mirrors, to project a full color display. Unlike that HUD, however, the image really does seem to float in the interior of the vehicle instead of being projected onto the windshield.

 

The company has had some attempts at renewing and introducing features to vehicles and many of them include displays that can be utilized by the driver which makes holographic touch controls next on their list

 

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That might make for fancy visuals, but the system doesn’t stop there. There are cameras that keep an eye on the driver’s hands, fingers to be exact, and determines if a finger has made contact with one of the virtual control pads. If it does, a pulse is generated and the appropriate action is taken. BMW doesn’t detail which actions and controls will be available, but it does hint that some of its BMW Connected services will be floating in the air.

 

It will definitely be a step towards the future of the automobile and shows that there is something more than the touchscreens that currently end up in almost all the devices that are currently coming out of the factories. I am curious as to how soon this technology may arrive though I am not yet sure whether it will push through at all then again they do call them concept cars.

 

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BMW isn't saying when the HoloActive Touch could be integrated into its car lines. But it did cite the concepts from CES' past that it evolved from, like the gesture control at the 2015 show that is now available in both the BMW 7 series and 5 series and the AirTouch that debuted at last year's.

 

Source: Slash Gear, Engadget

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32 minutes ago, huilun02 said:

If I unzip my pants will it automatically take me to Pornhub? 

no, a empty bottle will be deployed

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'Me Time'

 

I hope the windows are actually one-way mirrors.

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This looks like a fancy touch screen, and touch screens in cars are horrible as you have to take your eyes off the road. Voice controls are the way forward for cars IMO.

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fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck all this shit

 

If im driving i like the tactile sensation of pushing buttons to know something happened.

 

Fuck i like that even outside of the car, fuck typing on touchscreens and shitty mushy laptop keyboards and all that crap.

 

Why are people trying to remove all that positive feedback from these systems?

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4 minutes ago, silberdrachi said:

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck all this shit

 

If im driving i like the tactile sensation of pushing buttons to know something happened.

 

Fuck i like that even outside of the car, fuck typing on touchscreens and shitty mushy laptop keyboards and all that crap.

 

Why are people trying to remove all that positive feedback from these systems?

They could give you an electric shock through the seat when you press a button

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cool but what car innovations will BMW bring? Cause car-puters are just soo ahead of the curve and exciting. 

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9 hours ago, Syntaxvgm said:

cool but what car innovations will BMW bring? Cause car-puters are just soo ahead of the curve and exciting. 

BMW lost it many years ago. It's so sad their cars are like worthless in my eyes.

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6 hours ago, FratStar said:

BMW lost it many years ago. It's so sad their cars are like worthless in my eyes.

earning it back-

"we now have a headrest that scans the driver's brain and figures out when they intend to turn, automatically applying a turn signal"

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On 16/12/2016 at 3:51 PM, Monkey Dust said:

This looks like a fancy touch screen, and touch screens in cars are horrible as you have to take your eyes off the road. Voice controls are the way forward for cars IMO.

At least BMW are keeping the iDrive tech alongside all the fancy new gesture control/touchscreen stuff!

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On 16/12/2016 at 1:27 PM, huilun02 said:

-snip-

You better restraint that wild eel of yours, you wont be wanting to swing it in the middle of a crowd of people wearing 5000€ suits....

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