In the past one or two years, the market for wearable devices, smart cars, and smart homes has attracted much attention, attracting relevant businesses to actively invest, especially the Internet of Things with a small number of diverse features, and more and more devices appear on the market. According to different devices, there are different needs. As a human-machine interface for communication between people and machines, of course, not only touch, but also techniques such as gesture control, voice recognition, motion sensing, etc., virtual reality (VR) And Augmented Reality (AR) has become a hot topic and will subvert our lives.
At this year's CES, I also saw many emerging applications that bring human-machine interfaces, especially in the automotive field. With the rapid development of the car infotainment system, plus the driving dashboard and the center console, etc. The display screen, therefore also derived a lot of human-machine interface technology. In particular, how to avoid driving distraction, more natural and safe human-computer interaction such as voice control, head-up display, etc., on the other hand, car manufacturers can also develop differentiated market strategies through human-machine interface.
In recent years, automotive technology has become the focus of CES exhibitions. In addition to electronics manufacturers opening up car display areas, many international companies such as BMW, VW, GM and Ford. European and American car manufacturers also attended the show, CES has become a new generation of auto show, Zhang Xianping, vehicle electronics analyst of TrendForce's Tuoba Industrial Research Institute, said that the implementation of unmanned/automatic driving vehicles by major automakers has turned into more practical functions, such as The interface provides a more convenient and intuitive experience.
Audi creates a new virtual cockpit
With the advent of the Internet of Things era, smart cars have become the key projects for the development of major manufacturers. Many car manufacturers are also actively adding value to their own products by using telematics, including head-up display, instrument panel, center console, rear seat entertainment system. It is one of the goals of a big factory.
Among the many CES car manufacturers, Audi can be said to be a pioneer. As the first car manufacturer to be exhibited at CES in 2011, Audi attracted the attention of the people with the concept of virtual cockpit two years ago, and this year Audi Focusing again on digital virtual driving and multimedia information systems, the virtual dashboard has been introduced to push the car entertainment system to a new level, while Audi also revealed that the design shown this time will be applied to the latest A8. On the car, this also means that the virtual cockpit has gradually become commercialized.
Figure 1: Audi will focus on digital virtual driving and multimedia information systems this year.
Audi's human-machine interface has always been a great convenience for users. This year is no exception. Audi showed the new electric concept car AudiE-Tron Quattro in this year's CES, with the theme of Audi Virtual Cockpit. The cockpit creates a new operating and display interface.
In this concept car, first, Audi uses a flexible AMOLED panel as a virtual dashboard Virtual Dashboard, replacing the physical buttons; the center console is replaced by two TFT touch screens with voice recognition. The buttons also allow the driving sight to be more intuitively transferred from the dashboard to the center console. Audi believes that the display of multiple screens helps simplify the message for the driver and simplifies the design process inside the car.
Figure 2: Audi showcased the new electric concept car AudiE-Tron Quattro, with the Audi Virtual Cockpit theme, creating a new operating and display interface in the cockpit.
This system has gesture recognition and voice recognition. Audi believes that this is not only the most natural operation interface, but also extends consumers' experience in consumer electronics such as smart phones and tablets, and can be more easily adapted. In addition, Audi has added haptic feedback to ensure more reliable control of driving.
In addition to the virtual cockpit, in conjunction with the new display interface and human-machine interface, Audi also demonstrated the second generation of the Multimedia Information Platform (MIB2+) in this year's CES, which has more powerful computing power. And joined the LTE Advanced communication standard, Audi claims that they are the first car manufacturer to support the LTE Advanced standard, and its hardware connection speed is three times faster than the previous generation MIB2+. MIB2+ also provides more precise voice control.
It is worth noting that in addition to the most advanced automotive technology, in addition to the virtual reality boom, Audi also offers an experience called VR Experience in the exhibition venue. Experiencers can enter through HTC's virtual reality helmet Vive Pre. "The interior design of the car is observed, and even the interior structure can be seen through. It is also possible to change the design of the car through the APP, such as the color and material of the seat. In the future, Audi will also be actually introduced into its market.
Figure 3: Audi's VR Experience experience, the experience can be seen through the HTC virtual reality helmet Vive Pre "enter" inside the car to observe the interior design.
Under the air command BMW pushes a new generation of AirTouch
It is an inevitable trend for cars to become more and more digital, and such a trend will change our driving habits. For example, BMW will showcase the concept car I Vision Future using various digital technologies in this year's CES.
Figure 4: BMW exhibits the latest concept car I Vision Future at this year's CES
When entering I Vision Future, it will first be attracted to a 20-inch curved large screen that extends from the dashboard of the driver's seat to the passenger seat. It has three sets of dynamic gesture sensors (one for driving, The two are for the passengers, so they can support 3D air gesture control (AirTouch), as long as they can control the entertainment system on the car.
In fact, at the 2015 CES show, BMW confirmed that even without any buttons or touches, the user can adjust the volume, enter the navigation mode or perform other functions in the car, all relying on 3D aerial gesture control. (AirTouch). This year, BMW once again focused on this and exhibited a new generation of AirTouch on its concept car. The new generation of AirTouch gives the experience of driving a touch-like screen, but it doesn't really touch the screen.
Figure 5: I Vision Future has a 20-inch curved large screen with three built-in dynamic gesture sensors that support 3D air gesture control (AirTouch).
Driving can be done through a button on the steering wheel, the passenger can also press a button on the door to activate the AirTouch function, and in the area between the center console and the mirror to send gestures to select navigation, phone, entertainment and other functions. .
In order to have a better experience, the designer specially designed the BMW iDrive car entertainment system option to reduce the operation steps, so that the driver can easily enter the selected function without going back and forth in a pile of menus, for example, when driving. When the phone is activated, the system automatically jumps out of the contact list or call history to ensure that the driver can make a call within a single gesture or no more than three gestures. BMW believes that using AirTouch can reduce the time it takes to drive distraction, because driving without having to touch the screen means you don't have to move your line of sight to the screen.
Figure 6: AirTouch can reduce the time it takes to drive distraction, because driving without having to touch the screen means you don't have to move your line of sight to the screen.
Coincidentally, in addition to the car, BMW also took the virtual boom, showing a locomotive helmet Vision Head-up Display with head-up display and augmentation. The Vision Head-up Display can display a variety of road information when the rider is riding a locomotive, such as traffic sign reminder, speed limit or speed, and has a camera on both the front and the back. The former can be used as a driving recorder, followed by a driving recorder. As a virtual rearview mirror, the Cavaliers can master more driving information.
Simplified interface HMI re-evolution
In addition to the above two major car manufacturers, there are other car manufacturers that have also demonstrated a number of high-level digital technology, such as Volkswagen in the two concept cars Budd-e and e-Golf Touch showcased a new generation of multimedia systems, and in the system Import Gesture Control 2.0 gesture control.
Among them, Volkswagen's chairman of the board, Herbert Diess, said that the main concept of Budd-e is to operate the entertainment system through simple gesture control. Since the sensor is installed inside and outside the car, the door can be opened with gestures. In the dashboard part, Volkswagen replaces the traditional instrument panel with two Full HD touch screens. Herbert Diess pointed out that the dashboard is Considering the convenience of human-machine interface design, the user-friendly operation interface can be operated by gestures and touch.
Figure 7: Budd-e replaces the traditional dashboard with two Full HD touch screens. It has a user-friendly interface that can be operated by gestures and touch.
In addition, Budd-e also provides connectivity between the car and the smart home. Its AcTIve Info Display can watch the situation at home, video with the family, and even control the home equipment such as air conditioning, lighting and so on. The e-Golf Touch focuses on the MIB (Modular Infotainment Toolkit) modular infotainment system, equipped with a 9.2-inch touch screen, and also supports sound control. In addition, e-Golf also combines MirrorLink, Android Auto and Apple Carplay, allowing users to quickly connect to their mobile phones and set up a personalized interface. Volkswagen also pointed out that this infotainment system will be mass-produced in the future and will be installed in mass production vehicles.
Figure 8: The e-Golf Touch focuses on the MIB modular infotainment system with a 9.2-inch touch screen and also supports sound control.
Figure 9: Bosch also showed a concept car that was quite cool and transformed the dashboard and center console into a display.
In addition to the car factory, many IT manufacturers are also very interested in car entertainment systems, and showcased related products, such as Bosch, which has a place in the automotive industry, also showed a very cool concept car and brought The display and human-machine interface of the future car. Bosch focuses on digital dashboards and center consoles, so on this concept car, the display screen replaces the traditional dashboard and center console, and incorporates tactile feedback, allowing users to actually feel the screen The touch of the button, Bosch believes that the digitalization method can reduce the time of driving distraction.
in conclusion
Observing the focus of this year's CES car show, various car manufacturers have used a variety of digital technology to look at the future of the car, and the traditional button interface will gradually decline in the future. With the advancement of technology, these future concept cars will gradually be realized in our lives. Whether the car factory or the IT factory is committed to providing a safer and more intuitive and natural human-machine interface and driving environment.
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