Qt Automotive UI Demo

Recorded at the 2010 Embedded World event in Nürnberg, Germany, this video demonstrates Nokia´s Qt application and UI framework at work as part of the GENIVI 1.0 Reference Platform. Using Terminal Mode to connect a Nokia mobile phone seamlessly with the car, the demo allows full interaction with OVI services, music, contacts and all other mobile phone features via the touch interface integrated into a simulated instrument cluster.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• qt
• automotive
• genivi
• c++
• application
• framework
• development
• terminal
• mode

[f1shkill]

It should be noted that the cars they seem to be prototyping on have dedicated buttons for calling and i believe all have click wheel support (BMW ,VW) . Between the steering wheel mounted buttons, and a click wheel a user would be able to navigate this system with general safety. This of course is dependent on three factors:

#1 where is the screen? i've seen good and bad implementations

#2 what UI the individual car has

#3 who is driving?

[jehaddrubi]

another area of integrating such connected systems is the area of profiling. say a driver can fill out a profile for the type of music , the language radio station you-tube channel career orientation and interest, then the applications and widgets could look at the profile and download the appropriate content for that vehicle

[modernkoro]

touch is not a good thing while DRIVING.

i think "voice command" is the best solution.

[chetankjainm]

@sierdzio yes u r right, I also saw sometime back, a sort of dashboard projected on a thin film on the front wind shield of a car, but not sure how distracting that could be. but the driver need not take his eyes off the road here, and controls could be buttons on the steering wheel

[sierdzio]

@chetankjainm well, guy's using a keyboard here, so the controll could be transferred to some buttons on a steering wheel in the end... Apart from that, ppl still use GPSes in their cars. Increases risk, yes, but right now it's a choice between: drive safely OR use other devices while driving. Only solution I see now, apart from steering wheel integration, is voice recognition, and that's hard to code and resource-demanding.

[chetankjainm]

neat, but try operating this touch interface while driving a car - not practical, you cannot afford to take your eyes off the road .. need something to solve this issue