Connected, intelligent or without driver, the car of tomorrow announces a technological revolution in the automotive world.
The connected car is now part of the trends presented at CES 2013 in Las Vegas. Moreover, the major manufacturers settle in Silicon Valley to get closer to the giant high-tech who just like Apple and Google are focusing on this new market. But if Google Car is in testing phase, the iCar does not show the tip of his hood. Meanwhile, car manufacturers have made their mark on the show in Las Vegas.
If the giants like BMW and Mercedes are not the party, Audi will present, as every year, its share of innovations. Audi Connect service's flagship gathering all the connected services (Google Maps, weather, search address, etc.). Continue to evolve. After the integration of Facebook and Twitter on the models presented in the auto world in Paris, we now speak of an evolution toward online storage data (Cloud). What access your music or videos through the Internet connection of the vehicle.
The car without driver
Reserved for luxury vehicles, Piloted Audi Experience promises to be one of the most amazing technologies. Using different integrated sensors, the vehicle is capable of driving alone ... in traffic. Not only to accelerate or slow down, but stay the course. In case of drift, electronics takes the hand on the wheel to turn the car on the track. Audi should also return the vehicle can park alone, including underground parking.
In situationswhen the vehicle deposits its driver at the entrance of parking, is in charge of to find a place, then switches to its owner when he asked. Legal restrictions (what's responsibility in case of accident?) Prevent the integration of this function which currently remains the state demo. The Toyota Group will also be exhibiting its latest innovations in road safety on a prototype of the range luxury Lexus.
The smartphone at heart of uses
CES 2013 will be the occasion to formalize the marriage between the car and the smartphone. After the applications to control the air conditioning or central opening, the smartphone is an integral part multimedia system. Chevrolet will return to the connected receiver, the MyLink, capable of displaying a very large, applications of a mobile terminal. at Ford the new grinding of Sync, the man-machine interface developed in partnership with Microsoft, allows the driver to control the voice the radio, GPS, but also functions smarphone connected (Bluetooth) to the system.
The Korean group Huyndai / Kia will introduce a new version of its multimedia platform UVO eServices. Main novelty: the integration of Google Maps Navigation (including voice guidance) with the ability to transfer routes to the vehicle from its smartphone. The first vehicle to be equipped will be the SUV Kia Sorento, whose commercialization is planned for 2014.
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