New technology could allow drivers to operate car radio, telephone and climate control with a wave of the hand or raise of the eyebrow.
Imagine being able to operate your car radio, telephone or climate control settings just by making simple hand gestures. Consumer electronics experts believe it is the next logical step after central control switches, touch-screens and voice commands.
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January, Mercedes-Benz showed an experimental system called DICE (Dynamic & Intuitive Control Experience), which lets drivers perform basic functions with a hand gesture.
And Harman ââ¬â whose various brands include Harman Kardon, Infinity, JBL and Mark Levinson ââ¬â is also working on integrating gesture recognition into future infotainment systems.
Harman is currently building up a gesture catalogue, based on its studies of human behaviour. The gestures will need to be intuitive and easily recognised and differentiated by sensors, says Hans Roth, the company's director of technology, marketing and business development.
Anything that smacks of driver distraction will have to be avoided or users could be open to prosecution. At the same time the gestures will have to be movements that people might already make when operating electronic features to gain acceptance.
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Wonder if you flip someone the bird if that makes the antenna go up!
Imagine being able to operate your car radio, telephone or climate control settings just by making simple hand gestures. Consumer electronics experts believe it is the next logical step after central control switches, touch-screens and voice commands.
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January, Mercedes-Benz showed an experimental system called DICE (Dynamic & Intuitive Control Experience), which lets drivers perform basic functions with a hand gesture.
And Harman ââ¬â whose various brands include Harman Kardon, Infinity, JBL and Mark Levinson ââ¬â is also working on integrating gesture recognition into future infotainment systems.
Harman is currently building up a gesture catalogue, based on its studies of human behaviour. The gestures will need to be intuitive and easily recognised and differentiated by sensors, says Hans Roth, the company's director of technology, marketing and business development.
Anything that smacks of driver distraction will have to be avoided or users could be open to prosecution. At the same time the gestures will have to be movements that people might already make when operating electronic features to gain acceptance.
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Wonder if you flip someone the bird if that makes the antenna go up!
