WEBVTT 00:00:00.400 --> 00:00:06.879 You guys might remember the video that BMW sponsored us to do last year at CES 00:00:05.040 --> 00:00:15.240 with the mirrorless i8. That thing was freaking unreal. And well, they have 00:00:10.400 --> 00:00:18.400 done it again. So behind me is the BMW i 00:00:15.240 --> 00:00:22.240 inside future. This is like a kind of 00:00:18.400 --> 00:00:24.000 radical reimagining of the role that the 00:00:22.240 --> 00:00:29.599 automobile is going to play in our lives in the near to mid future. So, 00:00:26.640 --> 00:00:35.040 autonomous driving is upon us at this point. Here at the show, BMW is showing 00:00:31.920 --> 00:00:38.399 off autonomous 5 series prototypes that 00:00:35.040 --> 00:00:41.120 are using ultrasonic front radar, rear 00:00:38.399 --> 00:00:46.559 camera, front camera, and what BMW is calling an HD map to safely navigate to 00:00:44.399 --> 00:00:52.079 your destination. This is combined with a kind of fleet learning that I wouldn't 00:00:48.719 --> 00:00:56.559 have dared to dream of even 2 to 3 years 00:00:52.079 --> 00:01:00.480 ago. So BMW is not only using their own 00:00:56.559 --> 00:01:02.399 cars to recognize and modify changes to 00:01:00.480 --> 00:01:07.680 the route, like say for example a construction zone, but they're actually 00:01:05.199 --> 00:01:11.680 actively working with other OEMs to ensure that everyone is using the most 00:01:09.520 --> 00:01:15.840 up-to-date information. So that means even little details like how long you 00:01:14.320 --> 00:01:21.520 can expect to sit at a red light, you get a freaking countdown timer, can be 00:01:18.240 --> 00:01:23.680 accurately predicted in this way. And 00:01:21.520 --> 00:01:29.520 there are additional layers of intuitive convenience that can be refined as we 00:01:25.920 --> 00:01:32.000 move into the future. So Siri and Alexa 00:01:29.520 --> 00:01:37.759 have been joined by prototype Cortana integration through the open mobility 00:01:34.079 --> 00:01:40.000 cloud. And through that same network 00:01:37.759 --> 00:01:45.360 connectivity paradigm, you could even do things like order chocolates on Amazon 00:01:43.119 --> 00:01:50.240 on the way to a visit with grandma and have the driver meet you midway. So you 00:01:48.560 --> 00:01:54.960 don't even have to take an extra 5 minutes to go into the store to get 00:01:51.960 --> 00:01:56.799 them. And valet in parking lots. I mean, 00:01:54.960 --> 00:02:02.159 even multi-level parking lots where it would be pretty darn difficult to use 00:01:59.360 --> 00:02:07.439 GPS navigation, for example. Valets could be replaced by robots that guide 00:02:04.719 --> 00:02:11.120 autonomous cars to a birth and then don't ask for a tip for their trouble. 00:02:09.759 --> 00:02:17.200 But naturally, you'd need a very different kind of car to get the most 00:02:13.680 --> 00:02:19.200 out of this idea. And that is where the 00:02:17.200 --> 00:02:23.040 sculpture, as they're calling it, they've they've been very firm with me. 00:02:21.120 --> 00:02:27.360 Do not call it a car. Do not call it a prototype. Do not call it a concept. 00:02:24.480 --> 00:02:31.720 It's it's a sculpture. It's an idea. So, the interior design has been 00:02:29.200 --> 00:02:36.720 dramatically altered. Instead of bulky dashboards, even kind of futuristic 00:02:34.160 --> 00:02:41.760 feeling stuff like LCD monitors and cool looking illuminated buttons, BMW 00:02:39.120 --> 00:02:46.080 envisions a much more open and spacious alternative. This would give the driver 00:02:44.000 --> 00:02:51.360 and the front seat passenger room to relax and stretch out in autonomous mode 00:02:48.800 --> 00:02:56.319 or even enjoy a movie with a similar level of comfort to home. They even 00:02:54.400 --> 00:03:01.200 allow the passengers to have different audio experiences with what they're 00:02:58.319 --> 00:03:06.959 calling sound curtains. So, these are speakers in the headrest and the seat 00:03:04.080 --> 00:03:14.159 that are only audible when your head is within a very small zone. And they even 00:03:11.360 --> 00:03:19.280 include active noise cancellation in the sound system. So whatever music your 00:03:16.159 --> 00:03:21.920 passenger is listening to is completely 00:03:19.280 --> 00:03:25.840 inaudible to the driver, which is great if you have very different tastes in 00:03:23.680 --> 00:03:28.879 music from your passengers. Or say you want to get on a conference call with 00:03:27.440 --> 00:03:33.440 someone and the passenger doesn't want their music or their movie to be 00:03:30.760 --> 00:03:38.959 interrupted. Of course though, you still need to interface with the car in 00:03:35.840 --> 00:03:41.920 driving mode. BMW is still a a driving 00:03:38.959 --> 00:03:46.799 company. So, this is really cool and the engineer who showed it to us was super 00:03:44.400 --> 00:03:52.640 awesome. Um, they designed a holographic display with gesture sensing and haptic 00:03:50.280 --> 00:03:58.640 feedback. Okay, so the holographic display is visible only to the driver. 00:03:56.159 --> 00:04:04.319 So, you see buttons just floating in the air in front of you. It's pretty trippy. 00:04:01.599 --> 00:04:10.239 Gesture control is handled by Intel Real Sense technology. So the car knows when 00:04:07.120 --> 00:04:11.840 your finger is over a button. But the 00:04:10.239 --> 00:04:14.799 craziest part, and this was what the engineer actually had worked on, and she 00:04:13.519 --> 00:04:20.560 was like really proud of this. It's freaking awesome, is the array of 00:04:17.280 --> 00:04:24.000 ultrasonic transducers or or or speakers 00:04:20.560 --> 00:04:26.240 that feels like a mild um tingling 00:04:24.000 --> 00:04:30.360 sensation on your finger when you push down on a button or interact with the 00:04:29.040 --> 00:04:34.000 holographic display. It It's really cool. You kind 00:04:32.800 --> 00:04:39.600 of have to try it, and I'm sorry that you guys can't. You'll just have to take my word for it. In the back is kind of 00:04:37.919 --> 00:04:44.400 like a living room on wheels. I mean, obviously this is I won't use concept 00:04:41.759 --> 00:04:50.400 phase, this is sculpture phase stuff that we're looking at here. And while 00:04:46.800 --> 00:04:52.560 cork is perhaps a realistic, sustainable 00:04:50.400 --> 00:04:57.360 natural material to use in the future, moss probably won't make it into a 00:04:54.880 --> 00:05:02.080 finished product anytime soon. But the idea of having a tablet enabled 4K 00:05:00.000 --> 00:05:07.440 projection screen in the back of the car to watch movies or like a bookshelf 00:05:05.199 --> 00:05:11.520 where I can pick something out, get comfortable, and relax and read while 00:05:09.840 --> 00:05:16.639 the car takes me wherever it is I need to go is amazing. Especially for people 00:05:14.880 --> 00:05:20.960 like me who don't really suffer from motion sickness in the back of vehicles 00:05:18.240 --> 00:05:26.120 or while reading. So, autonomous cars cannot come soon enough for me.