BERLIN: Volkswagen says the updated Golf will feature ground-breaking gesture controls. Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show in Shanghai this week VW’s head of powertrain development Dr Heinz-Jakob Neuber revealed that the gesture controls previewed on the Golf R Touch concept would make production.
“The interior features a preview of future VW interior technologies, with smartphone applications redefined for automotive use,” Neuber told Auto Express. “The gesture control will become reality in the Golf at the end of next year.”
According to the report the new system will remove a lot of the buttons found in the current Golf and instead incorporate a larger infotainment screen.
Occupants will be able to control various functions of the car by moving their hands in front of a number of sensors embedded in the cabin.
The new Golf is also expected to get the VW Group’s new “virtual cockpit” currently seen on the Audi TT, which does away with traditional dials in favour of a digital dashboard display.
Volkswagen, like its competitors, has invested heavily in the next generation of driver-to-car interface in a bid to cut driver distraction and better integrate modern smartphones.
