Gesture Control Cars And Spider Dress At CES

At the recently held consumer electronic show the technology showcase from vendors across the planet was staggering. CES 2016 was a hotbed for future technology showcased today.

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Samsung brought everything from their R&D labs to the Vegas Convention centre, drones of every shape and sizes were on display including a lifesize ‘human’ porting one!, Intel had a massive hall all for themselves and were trying to install their chips in every ‘thing’ possible.

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There were wearable devices that offered a peek into the future, the Spider Dress that senses the room temperature and the wearers breathing, smartwatch that soon will be just know as a watch and endless square feet of gadgets and gizmos. Impressive, all of it!

Then of course there were the automotive boys, the pervasiveness of the internet was clearly evident on the new generation of automobiles on display. And most of these are already at the production line. Ford, Audi, Volkswagen, KIA and Volvo are all embedding smart chips in their dashboard, giving drivers real time information like never before. Here are some of them, we thought were exceptional.

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Paying homage to the iconic Kombi, the Volkswagen BUDD-e a full electric van is due production in 2017. It is set to offer more than 500km of zero-emission running and its architecture forms the basis of Volkswagen’s Modular Electric Drive toolbox (MEB), making the BUDD-e far more significant than just another concept car.
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Electrification, digitalization and piloted driving: Audi is making these three future trends of the automotive industry the focus of its appearance at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show
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Volvo working on self driving cars using NVIDIA’s Drive PX 2 car Supercomputers.
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The beast, Mustang from Ford was also at display among the technology features were the driver-assistance functions such as adaptive cruise control, which detects the distance of a vehicle ahead and adjusts speed accordingly. Forward-collision warning is also new for the Mustang. When the system senses a potential crash, it warns the driver and readies the braking system for a quick stop.
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VW Golf R Touch has a buttonless cockpit and a large 12.8-inch display replacing all the knobs in the dash. It also has gesture control and is claimed to improve functionality and simplify in-car operations. Volkswagen says it reduces driver distraction and presents a cleaner, more sophisticated interior.
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Novo is a concept car from Hyundai demonstrating the Korean car makers ability to manufacture driverless car. At CES the company was showcasing a special I-Cockpit display. It features the brand’s next-generation HMI (human machine interface), which is based on the concept of ‘blind control.’ This technology uses a fingerprint touchpad and gesture recognition to operate the car’s controls. Kia has earmarked 2 billion dollars by 2018 to fast-track development of its various new Drive Wise technologies.
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The interior of the future will radically alter the way customers operate and experience things in the vehicle. Audi is developing an Audi virtual cockpit into the Audi virtual dashboard and creating an entirely new world of experience for its customers. In the future, the entire system will get to know the customer and their habits and preferences, then proactively support them.

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