The futuristic SUV features a digital panel that can only be seen using AR technology.
German automotive manufacturer Audi recently unveiled a new concept SUV that can turn into a pickup truck on-demand. The “Actisphere” vehicle features a range of over 600 km, 800-volt charging technology, and no local emissions. Not only that, but the futuristic crossover features support for augmented reality (AR) technology.
According to an official release, the next-gen vehicle works in tandem with AR glasses to exhibit interactive 3D content over the real world. In wing to providing hair-trigger driving status and navigation, the Audi actisphere concept does yonder with conventional tenancy panels in favor of digital interfaces viewable using the same AR glasses.
According to the company, AR content will be “individually configurable for drivers and passengers.” Drivers, for example, can wangle navigational information while passengers scan the web, retread the interior temperature, or tenancy the music.
“The sphere concept vehicles show our vision for the premium mobility of the future. We are experiencing a paradigm shift, expressly in the interior of our future Audi models,” said Oliver Hoffmann, member of the workbench of management for technical development.
“The interior becomes a place where the passengers finger at home and can connect to the world outside at the same time. The most important technical innovation in the Audi activesphere is our version of augmented reality for mobility. Audi dimensions creates the perfect synthesis between the surroundings and digital reality.”
The vehicles full-length a total of four AR headsets, one for the suburbanite and each passenger. According to the official printing release, the system can tell when an occupant is focused on a specific part of the panel and provide increasingly detailed information. Once a specific part of the panel has been activated, passengers can then use hand gestures to interact with the controls.
Unlike a conventional console, controls for each function are located in front of their respective elements. For example, the AC controls are overlayed over the air vents while the sound controls are located over the speakers. AR technology can plane layer high-resolution 3D topography graphics over the real world while in off-road mode as well as various traffic information.
“Conversely, the activesphere passenger can take his or her headset out of the car and onto the ski slope to help navigate the velocipede trail or to find the platonic descent when skiing downhill,” said the visitor in the official release. “Information well-nigh the car itself, the shower range, and the nearest charging stations can moreover be accessed inside and outside the vehicle. And when needed, there are moreover whop warnings such as of low tire pressure as well as a weather forecast function as a yardstick for selecting a route.”
Other noteable features include an voluntary driving mode during which the dashboard, steering wheel, and pedals disappear, a next-gen dashboard that serves as an xlarge soundbar, and an on-board bar (heated or cooled). Above the part-way panel you’ll find find an spare panel containing four AR headsets powered by the vehicles mixed reality system.
For increasingly information trammels out the official release here.
Image Credit: Audi
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