The German brand introduced a new kind of gesture control.
Continental showed a prototype podrulevyh “petals” that allow you to control various functions of the car. In the development of the German company involved time-of-flight sensor with an integrated 3D camera that defines the position of the hands on the steering wheel with millimetre accuracy.
Technology allows you to switch the menu on the dashboard, select the music and point to the navigation end point of the route. With the help of gesture control can be, for example, to answer a call is enough, without taking your hands off the wheel, lift the toes up.
Continental technology will be applied in automobiles in the near future. Now touch keys available on the steering wheel, for example, in the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Toyota Prius and Honda Civic of the new generation. With the help of them you can scroll up and down menu system and multimedia on-Board computer.
The function of gesture control is already implemented in the BMW 7-Series. An infrared camera mounted on the ceiling, reads the movements of the hands, allowing the driver to change the music volume, answer calls and operate the navigation system.
In early may, your touch option button for steering wheel patented by Hyundai company. Development of the Korean brands will be able to recognize depression in gloves, and also involves the installation on the steering wheel a small display.
