2024-01-16 17:47:31
If you are one of those who get allergic every time you see screens being added to modern vehicles, there is little chance that the strategy adopted by Mercedes-Benz will interest you.
Basically, the company already offers an abundance of screens on board its vehicles, notably with the HyperScreen which, on certain models, groups together surfaces which ensure that the entire dashboard is a screen.
Mercedes-Benz confirmed at CES 2024 (in an interview with the Autocar site) that the company would keep its huge screens and that it was “taking a path that would see the addition of even more screens in vehicles. »
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Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2024
According to Markus Schafer, director of technology at Mercedes-Benz, more and more models will adopt the HyperScreen and SuperScreen approaches found with the EQ models and the latest E-Class. And the layout of the screens will evolve over the years. “Mercedes will adopt a single screen that will extend from left to right. This is the next evolution,” he said.
This is the impression we have at the moment, because in reality, we have three separate screens in front of our eyes. We can imagine greater interaction across the entire surface, even more advanced animations, etc.
“Future Mercedes models will feature a new display offering a truly amazing experience,” added Markus Schafer. The German firm will continue to use LG and its OLED technology to impress us. “We will use video game engine technology to make the experience even more engaging and create stunning visualization that will allow us to be truly immersive. »
It must be said, the screens of Mercedes-Benz vehicles offer extraordinary clarity and colors.
Whether we like this approach or not, it is the future and we must forget the return of more traditional presentations with physical buttons. And add to that that it’s more economical for the manufacturer to go with on-screen controls, rather than having to design switches.
And where might we add screens? As such, let your imagination run wild. We can imagine them at the rear, on the central console, inside the doors (this is already the case at BMW with the 7 Series), etc.
The problem is that using screens to adjust a lot of things adds a lot of distraction when you’re behind the wheel.
Mercedes also plans to introduce ChatGPT on other models to scare away technophobes, but it will be careful regarding what it allows to say to drivers, citing public accountability concerns.
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