VW: Sensible virtual buttons

Volkswagen just licensed the TouchSense technology from US company Immersion. With this it is possible to make virtual buttons on touch screens sensible. By this the driver should be able to control devices via the touch screen buttons with tactile feedback without needing to take the view from the road.

It is possbile to simulate the physical feeling of a virtual button snapping in. Depending on where the screen is touched the display can vibrate in different ways and different frequency, wave form, magnitude and duration make different haptic effects possible.

The technology is meant primarily for controlling satellite navigation, air condition and entertainment devices.
It is not know when Volkswagen plans to bring first vehicles integrating this technology to the market.

Foursprung, VW

Source: Golem

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