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BMW"s vision for the next 100 years is a sporting saloon. Not an SUV, not a hypercar, not a nuclear-powered flying car. Sports saloons are, says Adrian von Hooydonk, the core" of BMW.But the BMW Vision Next 100, to give the car its full name, is also autonomous, shape-shifting and powered by something they won"t name.Just like the i8 Spider revealed at CES in January, it has two modes. You drive or it drives.But even when you"re driving, you"re in boost mode" - boosted into a hero driver. Augmented-reality guides you, projecting the ideal steering line and speed onto the windscreen.The augmented-reality display will also project hidden hazards into your field of view. BMW"s example is a cyclist obscured by a truck. An image of the cyclist is projected onto your windscreen, making the truck magically semi-transparent.If even that is all too difficult, or you have other things to do, switch to ease mode". The steering quadrant folds away and the chairs swivel around so you can kick back and get on with life.
Date written: 7 Mar 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2462
BMW"s vision for the next 100 years is a sporting saloon. Not an SUV, not a hypercar, not a nuclear-powered flying car. Sports saloons are, says Adrian von Hooydonk, the core" of BMW.But the BMW Vision Next 100, to give the car its full name, is also autonomous, shape-shifting and powered by something they won"t name.Just like the i8 Spider revealed at CES in January, it has two modes. You drive or it drives.But even when you"re driving, you"re in boost mode" - boosted into a hero driver. Augmented-reality guides you, projecting the ideal steering line and speed onto the windscreen.The augmented-reality display will also project hidden hazards into your field of view. BMW"s example is a cyclist obscured by a truck. An image of the cyclist is projected onto your windscreen, making the truck magically semi-transparent.If even that is all too difficult, or you have other things to do, switch to ease mode". The steering quadrant folds away and the chairs swivel around so you can kick back and get on with life.
Date written: 7 Mar 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2462
