Munich. The BMW i Vision Future Interaction has been
presented with the inaugural special prize for connectivity at the
Auto Test Sieger 2016 awards ceremony. The concept car had previously
used the CES 2016 in Las Vegas to demonstrate how the user interface
of the future might look in an autonomous car – helped by technology
including high-resolution displays. All functions can be controlled
using touch-sensitive surfaces and gestures. The BMW i Vision Future
Interaction provides an impressive look ahead to the connected car of
the future, which is integrated into the driver’s digital environment
and is more intuitive and convenient to use.
The interior of the future. The BMW i Vision Future Interaction is
based on the BMW i8 Concept Spyder. Its high-resolution Head-Up
Display reflects the most important vehicle data onto the windscreen,
while an instrument cluster displays other information
three-dimensionally (autostereoscopically) – e.g. on vehicles
travelling in front or oncoming vehicles which are not yet in the
driver’s field of vision. The 21-inch (approx. 40 cm) panorama display
is operated using gesture control. It works like a touchscreen that
doesn’t need to be touched, sensors detecting hand movements in three
dimensions. Touch-sensitive surfaces on the centre console provide
additional usage options, allowing the user to navigate through menus
by tapping and swiping, as with a smartphone.
When the driver gets into the BMW i Vision Future Interaction, this
panorama display seamlessly presents the content which can be viewed
on smartphones or other digital devices with the help of BMW
Connected. The display adjusts automatically to the driving mode
currently engaged. In a future scenario where vehicles are driving
fully autonomously, the system could switch from all-audio
transmission of phone calls, for example, to video transmission.
Presentation ceremony in Berlin. The special prize was presented at a
ceremony held in Berlin on 20 July. German bi-monthly magazine Auto
Test is Europe’s most widely read car-buying guide. It is also
enclosed as a supplement with special-interest magazines Computer Bild
and Sport Bild, which pushes its circulation up into the high hundreds
of thousands.
Further information on the BMW i Vision Future Interaction is
available at
www.press.bmwgroup.com