Interesting Tech @ Detroit 2013

mayuresh · 15th January 2013, 08:44

While the autonomous cars topic is showing a lot of activity since the start of the new year, there a few other new concepts being prototyped and demonstrated.

They are not yet into production, though they catch attention. However, I failed to see inherent value in some of these new techniques:

A couple of them here:

"A Future Without Steering Wheels"
http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2...teering-wheels

"Steer by wire" technology means you can steer the car with joystick, voice control etc. - not necessarily by steering.

Not sure whether there is such need or how it makes driving any more pleasant / easier / safe etc. Anyone can throw some light, why they'd create such a technology?

"Plug-In SUV" by VW
http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2...t-people-mover

While the title catches the attention, article failed to explain what a "Plug-In SUV" concept is. Any elaboration if someone has gone through such term will be useful.

Rehaan · 15th January 2013, 17:05

Here's something interesting from Audi:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKn45Uw2gdw

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mayuresh BHPian Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Pune Posts: 443 Thanked: 374 Times	Interesting Tech @ Detroit 2013 While the autonomous cars topic is showing a lot of activity since the start of the new year, there a few other new concepts being prototyped and demonstrated. They are not yet into production, though they catch attention. However, I failed to see inherent value in some of these new techniques: A couple of them here: "A Future Without Steering Wheels" http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2...teering-wheels "Steer by wire" technology means you can steer the car with joystick, voice control etc. - not necessarily by steering. Not sure whether there is such need or how it makes driving any more pleasant / easier / safe etc. Anyone can throw some light, why they'd create such a technology? "Plug-In SUV" by VW http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2...t-people-mover While the title catches the attention, article failed to explain what a "Plug-In SUV" concept is. Any elaboration if someone has gone through such term will be useful.
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