LED touchscreens and laser projections promise a safer, more luxurious commute.
The Mercedes F015
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It's the year 2030 and your daily commute begins with the press of a button. Using a smartphone app, you summon an autonomous car — the Mercedes F015. The car starts, exits a parking garage, and drives itself to your house to pick you up.
Equipped with LED touchscreens, the F015's saloon doors open to a luxurious interior — hardwood floors and four white leather seats with a touchscreen table between them.
You step in, sit down, and tap "go" on the touchscreen nearest you. You enter your destination and the speed at which you want the car to drive — anything between "relaxed" and "dynamic," dynamic being the fastest legal limits will allow you. In a moment, you're on your way, free to check email or chat with fellow passengers. You ignore the car's gas and brake pedals and retractable steering wheel. This is 2030 and they're largely unnecessary.
Using an array of ultrasonic sensors and cameras, the F015 navigates freeways, steering clear of other traffic. When a pedestrian suddenly steps in front of it, the car projects a laser walkway and offers a diplomatic audio message: "Please go ahead."
This sort of situational awareness is important to passenger and pedestrian safety, and Mercedes views it as key to the success of its driverless car efforts. The company is devoting a lot of time and money to safety cues like the laser walkway or other images that will be projected in the road in front of it like a stop sign or "SOS," which it hopes will help win consumer and government trust. But refining them is no easy matter when simple things like a sunny day can make them more difficult to see.
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