Cars Will Get Kinect-Style Hand-Gesture Controls This Year
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Many newer car models have cameras attached to their exteriors to assist with parking and switching lanes. Pretty soon, video equipment may start riding shotgun.
SoftKinetic, a Belgian video company that supplies sensors for Sony's PlayStation 4 and Intel devices, has produced a system for operating a vehicle's controls using hand and finger gestures. For example, a driver could move his finger in a circular motion to turn up the volume and then point to the right to pull up a digital map.