The Frankfurt Motor show this year was really packed with displays of innovations and visions of future driving scenarios. It has been quite some time since manufactureres have shown such tangible proof of their concern for advancing both the technology behind interface design, and powertrain technology.
This is a refreshing sort of article to see, since it points to the fact that companies are really starting to try and iron out the use of flowing, changing interfaces and are looking at going beyond a physically bound surface when it comes to vehicle interaction. As far as we are concerned, it points to the preparation that is being made to use the interior space in a vehicle as more than just a space in which to sit statically for a long period of time.
The search for a different way to interact with information in the vehicle, to have the passengers and even the driver, physically move their limbs to access information on a larger, more dynamic surface area, indicates that there is a growing faith in the fact that it may be safe for the vehicle occupants to do such things and not be busy conducting the vehicle at all times.
As far as we here at the DTR are concerned, this points pretty baldly at the fact that driverless tech is maturing faster than the general public is expecting it to. Here are a couple of links which point to the best efforts from a couple of prominent manufacturers:
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/12/next-audi-flagship-will-drive-autonomously-in-traffic-jams/?a_dgi=aolshare_email
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/12/mercedes-benz-dice-concept-brings-gesture-controls-to-the-cockpi/?a_dgi=aolshare_email
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