Volkswagen announced a new version of its vehicle, the e-Golf Touch in Consumer Electronics Show 2016 (CES). The vehicle supports gesture controls, despite the word ‘touch’ included in its name, which makes it different from the regular e-Golf models. It comes with a 9.2-inch configurable home screen and wireless charging for every passenger in the vehicle.
Even though it is not quite “in production” yet, the vehicle, presumably a prototype version, is being used at CES to showcase the gesture controls and modular customisation of Volkswagen’s infotainment system, which will be rolling out to other cars in the future. The customised screen consists of two ’tiles’ that can be placed in any configuration a driver wants based on the available 10 options, including media and phone.
An individual, infotainment layout can also be saved for individual drivers for shared vehicles. According to Volkswagen, in the future drivers will be able to take their own layouts to other VW vehicles.
The e-Golf Touch will support Android Auto and CarPlay, in addition to being the first vehicle to get an updated version of VW’s voice control system. The company stated that the system has improved controls and shows what you are saying on screen. The e-Golf Touch will also get inductive charging in both the front and back seats for wirelessly power devices that supports it.
The car will be available for sale later this year.
(Source: Engadget)
