Business Jet Interiors International - September 2021
Design Spy
2021-09-14 13:10:22
Intuitive leap
The grandsphere concept from Audi incorporates extremely personalised and intuitive services
Audi describes its grandsphere luxury electric saloon concept as “the private jet for the road”. The firm is working to introduce Level 4 automated driving in the second half of the decade. In this concept, Audi envisages that technology enabling the front area of the car to turn into a lounge without a steering wheel, pedals or displays when drivers are freed from the tasks of driving.
Passengers are identified even before entering, and climate control and seat settings are adjusted for the individual seats. The system accesses their most recently used services (for example if a passenger was watching a video on a tablet) and resumes them inside the car. There are speakers designed to allow for private aural zones. The filtered, temperature-controlled air can even be scented.
Content can be projected onto wooden surfaces under the windscreen. In Level 4 mode they can be used as CinemaScope screens for infotainment or even video conferences. Other technologies include a haptic controller, eye tracking and gesture control.
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