There's a saying, if you want to know what technology will filter into our cars in a decade's time, just pop into the current Mercedes S-Class. That statement could've been abit exaggerated, but think of it, almost all automotive technologies are either created or pioneered by Mercedes Benz, all those alphabets where we mere mortals would have no idea of figuring out in the spec sheets, are in one way or another, their creations. So what have they come up with this time around? A split screen.
What's that? Well basically its images that are displayed through special LCD displays, that project different images from different angles of viewing, thus, on practicality terms, the driver could look at the Sat Nav, whilst the front passenger could watch Top Gear. Sounds interesting? Not to me, as this is a classic example of someone from the marketing department decided to head a team of engineers creating something that helps only in showroom sales rather than outright practicality or driving safety. I have two questions:
1. What's going to be pumped out from the speakers?
2. The passenger sitting at the rear, presumably a happy child enthusiastically sitting in between mommy and daddy. He'll need the puking bag in no time.
Well if has to work, the front passengers each would had to have their own set of earphones for the car to send out different sets of audios.
Dig it? Nope.
