BMW's concept car is a shape shifting, danger-sensing chariot of the future
In celebration of its 100th anniversary, BMW has unveiled a
stunning concept car called the Vision Vehicle that looks as futuristic as its
name suggests. Unlike some concept vehicles of the past, the Vision Vehicle
doesn't look that unrealistic compared to cars on the road today. In
this case, the concept car's wonders are a bit more subtle.
For example, the car features what BMW calls "materials
of the future," which gives the car a kind of shape shifting look by
allowing its wheels to seamlessly move as part of the main chassis. Inside, the
steering wheel is refashioned as a thin rectangle with handles that retracts
into the dashboard when the car takes over the driving.
The demonstration video also shows off the vehicle's
"Boost" and "Ease" modes, which shift the car into
self-driving and human driver assist modes, respectively.
Another feature called Alive Geometry alerts the driver of
upcoming potential road hazards, both static and moving (like a cyclist
crossing your path), by layering an augmented reality display on the
windshield. Alerts are created through — and we're quoting
BMW here, since this sounds like science fiction — "preconscious
communication, where an intuitive signal predicts an imminent real-time
event."
Although there are no plans (at the moment) to sell the car,
BMW has created an incredibly detailed site devoted to
the vehicle featuring a number of interactive displays and breakdowns of how it
works.
The vehicle will tour the world as a public display,
visiting China in May, London in June and the U.S. in October.
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