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-CES is practically an auto show at this point,
and BMW had some of the coolest tech of the conference.
The Bavarian automaker showed off two slick new concepts
at its booth this year.
The first, called AirTouch, will let you navigate your vehicles
entire infotainment system using gesture controls.
In other words, you'll be waving your hand around your car
without giving the guy in the lane next to you
the finger for once.
The feature was shown off in a shell of BMW's i8,
but is designed for use in the company's
future self-driving cars.
BMW also showed off a new motorcycle helmet concept
with a heads-up display that projects pertinent information,
such as speed and even navigation,
directly to your eye.
It can even answer phone calls and get warnings
for upcoming road hazards.
The helmet will also have front and rear facing cameras,
so you can record what's going on in front of you
and see what's in back, without having
to take your eyes off the road.
Ford demoed its new Amazon Echo integration, demonstrating
how you'll eventually be able to issue voice commands,
like turn on the lights and closed the garage door,
to the Amazon Alexa app in your car.
The app will then send those commands
through Amazon Echo at your home and perform them
without you ever having to leave your car.
We also got to look at Velodyne's new LiDAR sensor
in action on a Ford Fusion.
The sensor, which allows autonomous cars
to see what's going on around them,
had its image projected on a large screen.
And it's so accurate I was able to pick myself out of a crowd
while waving my arms.
Then there was Mercedes, which gave us
a look at a new fully digital interface in its upcoming
E-class sedan.
What's cool about this set up is that it's
the first to provide touch-sensitive inputs
on the car's steering wheel.
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