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Added on the 05/09/2018 11:15:15 - Copyright : Auto Moto EN
Individual mobility is facing changes. Topics such as autonomous driving, electrification and increasing connectivity are opening up new experiences. Going forward, drivers will have much more control over how they use their time on the road. With the BMW Vision iNEXT, we seek to make a bold and positive statement for the future and provide a human response to the question “How will the BMW Group design a car that doesn’t have to be driven any more – but can be?”The BMW Vision iNEXT is fully electric, fully connected and offers highly autonomous driving. The series-production model, set to become the company’s new technology flagship, will be built at BMW Group Plant Dingolfing from 2021. It will integrate the BMW Group’s strategic areas of innovation (“D+ACES”) and bring them to the roads.
Once again, the BMW Group is revolutionising how drivers interact with their vehicles: At Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona from 25 – 28 February 2019, the company will present BMW Natural Interaction. The new system combines the most advanced voice command technology available with expanded gesture control and gaze recognition to enable genuine multimodal operation for the first time.
As part of a sophisticated mixed-reality installation, BMW will immerse visitors to Mobile World Congress 2019 in application scenarios where they can experience the customer benefits of BMW Natural Interaction for themselves hands-on. A specially-designed spatial concept and virtual-reality goggles are used to create a thoroughly realistic experience that showcases the new possibilities during a virtual ride in the BMW Vision iNEXT. Visitors discover the previously unknown freedom of gesture control throughout the area detected by the gesture camera, which extends across the entire width of the front vehicle interior. Initially, in training mode, directional detection of the pointing gesture is visualised by a dynamic light pulse that follows the direction. Objects the driver can interact with via pointing are then highlighted. Just how natural this interaction is becomes apparent in the simple combination of gesture and language. For example, if the driver points to a side window, this is visually highlighted with a frame and the voice command "Open" will then open the chosen window. These totally new possibilities for interaction with the immediate environment are revealed during an automated journey through a futuristic city the driver is unfamiliar with. The vehicle takes over driving and the visitor embarks on a sightseeing tour of a very different kind – simply pointing at buildings to obtain all the information they need about events and exhibitions. Towards the end of the ride, the user reserves tickets for a cinema they drive by along their route and streams the trailer for the film directly into the vehicle.
At the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas from January 8 – 11, 2019, the BMW Group presents its vision of intelligent connectivity to the public, highlighting the potential for future individual mobility. The focal point of the company’s CES showcase is the BMW Vision iNEXT, which looks ahead to the future of driving pleasure, and the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant, which, as an on-board expert and the soul of the BMW, constitutes the central element for interaction between the driver, their vehicle, and their digital world. The BMW Vision iNEXT forms the optical highlight of the exhibition stand, which also showcases the interior design principle “My Favorite Space” with harmonious, natural surfaces and technology that is kept discreetly out of sight. A sophisticated mixed-reality installation also provides a virtual impression of the future driving experience promised by the BMW Vision iNEXT.
The BMW Vision iNEXT provides an insight into the future of personal mobility. The latest Vision Vehicle from the BMW Group symbolises the dawn of a new era in driving pleasure – and is celebrating its world premiere at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
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