BMW HoloActive Touch

BMW HoloActive Touch

BMW HoloActive Touch looks floating graphic over the console. Touch either of the floating buttons and you control feature functions but also get distinctive touch sensation. It uses three sub-assemblies – projector, a camera and a speaker. The projector sits in a panel on the console and makes the images appear to float in the air.

A camera sensor captures the finger motion (like projected capacitive) and activates the feature / function. The unique feature is haptic feedback.

BMW HoloActive touch sensitive display for showing the driver information about music, navigation and more, which appears to float in air, and which also provides actual felt, tactile feedback in response to interactions. HoloActive Touch incorporates heads-up display features, too, meaning it could span the driver’s field of view and provide a more immersive way to access info about your car and your ride.
excerpt from designhmi.com 

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This revolutionary technology brings together the BMW Head-Up Display, BMW gesture control, a feature which made its debut in a previous CES and is now available in the new BMW 7 and 5 Series, and direct touchscreen operation into on single interface. So you can simply adjust the audio volume or climate control in the car by waving your hand or snapping your fingers.

This innovative interface between the driver and vehicle acts like a free floating in-car virtual touchscreen which can be operated using finger gestures. BMW HoloActive Touch allows the user to access the wide variety of services provided by BMW Connected.

According to BMW:
"For the first time, the functions can be controlled without any physical contact with materials. But the technology still enables the visible and tangible driver-vehicle interaction familiar from conventional touch screens."

The display is located towards the right of the steering wheel and the driver can simply use finger gestures to operate it. There is a camera to detect the driver’s hand movements. The moves further help to determine if the fingertip makes contact with the visual control surface. A pulse is then emitted and the relevant function is activated. In this way, the driver does not interact with any physical material and can thus focus on driving.

This technology seems to have been sourced from Ultraphatics.


HoloActive Touch is BMW’s latest step towards holography. BMW introduced AirTouch last year, which allows users to control navigation and entertainment features with movement of hand.
excerpt from mobilescout.com  

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