 |
| BMW Vision |
BMW’s Vision EfficientDynamics from the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show was a big hit, and the company is in the process of developing a production model out of it. Before that happens, though, the BMW M8 will get a technologically advanced, bald, younger brother. BMW’s Vision ConnectedDrive, a radical concept the automaker will show in Geneva Motor Show, will showcase a flamboyant new design language and advanced technologies set to make their production debut in BMW’s future range-topping hybrid sports car due in 2013.
The Vision ConnectedDrive, a two-seat roadster, serves as a rolling test bed for new ideas on design, electrically assisted driveline architecture and programmable information displays, including a radical new three-dimensional driver interface. BMW says the design study demonstrates current and future methods of mobile networking, and says the technology within the roadster is designed to make the vehicle an integral part of the networked world.
The comfort, safety and infotainment systems within the Vision ConnectedDrive can be optimised and individualised to suit the requirements of both the driver and the passenger. Sensors in the headlights and taillights monitor the traffic and the environment, while antennas in the wing mirrors capture navigation data and transmit information to other road users.
