The VW Space Up! interface developed by Apple?

Posted on November 16, 2007 
Filed Under Concept Car News, News



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OK, so the pictures tell a very cool story but is it all just at the surface? Will we be able to drive cars that will resemble this one? According to VW we shall have this chance from 2009. In case you didn’t know, you’re looking inside a VW Space Up! , a 3rd generation concept.

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You would have to be blind to miss the 7-inch touchscreen display slapped onto the center console. But this screen justifies his somehow unusual size. It controls all the functions that the car will let the driver play around with. Plus, it uses proximity sensors to react to gestures so the actual touching part is no longe necessary. If that’s the direction VW will take its cars all I can do is to give the German manufacturer a big THUMBS UP! It’s about time someone actualy even consideres to make a proper „future car”. I realise that a cool screen doesn’t make any car a flying space ship but it’s a good start. And congrats to Apple too because I imagine that without them all this wouldn’t be possible. All in all an appealing yet young partnership that promises more fantasy in the car world, fantasy that may spark a new revolution…Who knows?

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3 Responses to “The VW Space Up! interface developed by Apple?”

  1. K Shively on November 17th, 2007 6:51 pm

    What does Apple have to do with anything here?

  2. bill on November 17th, 2007 8:42 pm

    An attractive vehicle. I suggest that whether or not the touchscreen requires actual touch is immaterial at best, and possibly counterproductive at worst. If you are in a moving car, and reach for the screen, odds are you’re going to touch it anyway, unless you have marvelous motor control. Further, if you have to look over to where you’re touching, so as not to inadvertantly hover over the ‘wrong’ control or setting, thus triggering it, thats not good, either. Finally, some haptic feedback would be nice, which I’ve not heard of in touchscreen systems.

  3. dumis on November 18th, 2007 12:40 am

    @K Shively : It seems that Apple developed the interface on this car.

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