What do you say when you’re asked to join a project that involves a $200,000 car and cutting-edge display technologies? Absolutely! The downside? You’re starting from scratch with a team of just 17 (albeit, all rockstars) and you only have 15 weeks.
The vehicle is a natural extension for display technology, but the screen does not offer the same tactile richness that physical buttons and dials do. In a car, this can lead to more than just a frustrated user. It can lead to a potentially distracting and dangerous situation. The challenge is finding the best way to amplify human ability when it comes to the screen in an automotive context. To start, we used some wicked new tech; the QNX speech recognition framework which understands the users intent, thus creating more organic speech control; a curved screen with a very ergonomic, natural radius; infrared touchless gesture recognition that can respond to user movement; and a real physical dial mounted directly on the screen.
This was an exercise in showcasing the awesome power of the QNX CAR Platform and it’s ability to scale, support future technology, be rock-solid reliable, and undergo complete customization – all in a very rapid, low-risk development cycle. And in doing that, it was very, very successful.
With Infrared Multi-Touch & Pre-Touch Technologies
Clock Design Day & Night Mode
Full-Screen Web Browser
Change Climate, Volume, or Application
Half-Screen & Full-Screen Applications
Full Duplex High Definition Audio
Supports Twitter, Email, Facebook, Shazam, Phone Commands and More
Digtal VM Meter allows for Organic Voice Control
With Stereoscopic 3D Backup Camera
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