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Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
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JLR investigates ultrasound gesture controls in cars

Some very clever people...

"Ultrahaptics has developed a technology that uses ultrasound to create feeling in mid-air. By holding their hand over ultrasound speakers the user can feel virtual objects, control switches and buttons."

http://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/auto...s-2015-09/

10th Sep 2015 8:59am

London Lad

Member Since: 04 Jul 2008
Location: Suffolk
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Its already in the new BWM 7 series

22nd Oct 2015 9:16am

stanley

Member Since: 18 Sep 2009
Location: Dorset /hampshire
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But why?

22nd Oct 2015 9:46am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
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2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

Hm, so you can genuine 'feel' things that arent' there!

I can think of many, many applications for that (but none are vehicle-related)!

A whole new era of virtual reality beckons,,,,

22nd Oct 2015 10:10am

davew

Member Since: 02 Jan 2012
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 888

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stanley wrote:
But why?

I assume for the BMW it's for the indicator switch, a virtual indicator switch would match the virtual indicators. http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/

22nd Oct 2015 10:49am

RoddyK05

Member Since: 08 Apr 2015
Location: Inverclyde
Posts: 633

^ Too true

22nd Oct 2015 11:00am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
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And the virtual switch to turn off the front and rear fog lights.

I think Audi must use the same technology.

22nd Oct 2015 11:33am

alby

Member Since: 25 Dec 2014
Location: The Shire
Posts: 159

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Santorini Black

Not to mention the virtual dim dip switch on the headlights

thats 3 audis now that have come up behind me and then tailgated me with their main beams on, or the same guy 3 times, i still can't tell, my retinas haven't recovered yet.

23rd Oct 2015 11:37am

mark_d

Member Since: 07 Sep 2013
Location: Northern Ireland
Posts: 266

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

London Lad wrote:
Its already in the new BWM 7 series

Is it? Are you sure you aren't confusing it with Gesture Control?

Ultrahaptics enhances gesture control by giving the sensation of touching something that isn't there.
It's like the small vibration you get when you type on a smart phone. http://defender90xs.blogspot.co.uk/

23rd Oct 2015 3:22pm

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