The Germans invented the touchpad for the gearshift lever.
Volkswagen company registered in the European patent office the touch pad with which the driver can control the autopilot. The application for registration was filed in 2015, but media paid attention to it until now.
The patent specified a touchpad located on the gearshift lever — the driver can quickly respond to reports of the autopilot. However, in the future, the screen can be installed in any part of the interior.
The autopilot will advance to notify the driver about the traffic situation and offer him multiple solutions. The driver will have to choose one of them using touchpad.
For example, if the autopilot sees the front running car, he will ask the driver to either overtake it or stay in the same lane. To stay in the lane, the driver will have to spend on the touchpad swipe up to go into the adjacent lane in the direction of.
