Autonomous driving and gesture control tech

showcased at CES

Driving is an activity to be enjoyed but at times it becomes a tiresome job for the driver.

Present day technology is now going to change this tedious task of driving for the motorists

into a fun game and an effortless job. At the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show, 2015

Mercedes-Benz came up with this news. The Consumer Electronics Show held recently

served as the platform for the automobile manufacturers to express their views regarding

their future planning about the ease of controlling and driving cars, in particular for the car

owners.

Gesture controlled driving

Controlling a car with gestures is gradually taking over the conventional controlling of a car,

these gestures being the smartest means of operating the built-in systems in a car. In

addition, improved and faster access to the internet is going to allow tech fans to drive their

cars easily offering them sufficient time to do job-related chores and interact more with

their near and dear ones.

It’s the new era for vehicles

According to Dr. Dieter Zetche, chairman of Mercedes-Benz, a vehicle is transforming into a

moveable living zone for its user rather than remaining as a conventional mode of transport.

Drivers have started using computer-controlled vehicles and the leading international car

makers are incorporating smart features like adaptive cruise and active steering control in

order to allow the driver to use a more convenient means of controlling the car. The ‘semi-

autonomous’ mode is helping a driver further.

Hands free car driving a reality

Audi ran an A7 Sportsback car from Silicon Valley to the city of Las Vegas to cover a

distance of 880 Kilometers as it aimed to show its shift towards hands-free car driving. The

technology was based on the interaction of the A7 with the active servers for handing out

data from the car in order to improve its navigation system and to feed real-time

information into it regarding traffic along the car’s route.

While Audi was demonstrating these activities with its A7, media persons were riding the

car. However, it was not these persons, but the A7, which controlled its own movement

shifting to lanes, accelerating, overtaking, and pressing the brakes on its journey from

Silicon Valley to Las Vegas. ‘Piloted driving’ is the term used by Audi to name this tech-driven

motion.

It’s about enriching the driver’s experience

According to Audi, these new changes in the driving experience are being introduced only to

enrich a driver’s on-road experience and not to deprive the driver entirely from enjoying his

on-road movements. Mercedes-Benz concept and research works are more advanced than

those of Audi as Benz has already finished working on the look of the car that is going to

dominate the roads by the year 2030. By this time, population worldwide will be found living

primarily in towns.

Credit where credit is due!

Original article can be found at Cars guide.