{"id":157914,"date":"2021-01-07T07:59:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T12:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=157914"},"modified":"2021-01-07T15:08:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T20:08:28","slug":"mercedes-hyperscreen-takes-in-car-video-displays-to-new-extreme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2021\/01\/mercedes-hyperscreen-takes-in-car-video-displays-to-new-extreme\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes Hyperscreen Takes In-Car Video Displays to New Extreme"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mercedes is showing the world that size matters \u2014 at least when it comes to video screens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

(This story has been updated with additional information about the Hyperscreen technology and plans to roll the system out on future product lines.)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In the automotive world, bigger has typically been equated with better. But where that was once measured in the length of a vehicle, the size of its fins, the output of its engine or the overall mass. These days, it seems, the best way for a manufacturer to say \u201cMine\u2019s bigger\u201d is to point to the video screen on the instrument panel.<\/p>\n

It may prove difficult to top what Mercedes-Benz has in store, however, as it prepares to release its new EQS battery car. Essentially an all-electric alternative to the familiar S-Class flagship, and the anchor of the new EQ sub-brand, it will offer as an option the large, subtly curved \u201cHyperscreen,\u201d a video display panel extending, the company notes, \u201calmost the entire width of the interior, from the left to the right A-pillar.<\/p>\n

The sort of feature once found in fantasy-in-chrome concept vehicles, \u201cWith our MBUX Hyperscreen a design vision becomes reality,\u201d said Gorden Wagener, chief design officer for the Daimler Group. \u201cWe merge technology with design in a fascinating way that offers the customer unprecedented ease of use. We love the simplicity we created with a new level of MBUX.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Mercedes launching six all-electric models by 2022 \u2014 with two to be built in U.S.)<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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The MBUX Hyperscreen stretches from one A-pillar to the other.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For those who haven\u2019t followed the automotive technology race in recent years, automakers have gone from basic infotainment systems relying on kludgy knobs, buttons and touchpads to increasingly sophisticated interfaces that can operate much like the voice assistants revolutionizing home technology. The MBUX is, in basic function, much like Amazon\u2019s Alexa. Simply say, \u201cHey, Mercedes,\u201d and then ask it to change a radio station, plot out a route, check traffic or weather or find the answer to a question you and your passengers are debating.<\/p>\n

The cloud-based system made its debut just a couple years ago in the latest-generation Mercedes C-Class but is now working its way through the rest of the German marque\u2019s line-up. And, it claims, the version that will power the Hyperscreen will be significantly upgraded using artificial intelligence and \u201clearn-capable software\u201d that not only will take instructions, but also intuit personal needs and make its own suggestions.<\/p>\n

It might remind you if you forget to make a call that you normally schedule at a particular time. Or it might suggest you turn on the hot stone massage when it\u2019s cold outside and you\u2019re heading out on a long drive. It also might check your calendar and recommend sending someone a greeting on their birthday.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the massive screen will provide additional advantages. It can be difficult to provide much information on a 6-, 8, or even 10-inch touchscreen, requiring users to navigate through a series of menus to find what they need, such as<\/p>\n

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The Hyperscreen is not only very large, it’s impressively versatile.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

changing radio stations, canceling a route or even turning on or off the seat heaters. The Hyperscreen will allow for a \u201czero-layer\u201d feature where pretty much anything you might want will be within immediate reach, especially with the AI-powered system anticipating what you need.<\/p>\n

(New Mercedes strategy means EVs coming for AMG, Maybach.)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

“The MBUX Hyperscreen is both the brain and nervous system of the car,” said Sajjad Khan, member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz AG and CTO. “The MBUX Hyperscreen continually gets to know the customer better and delivers a tailored, personalized infotainment and operating offerings without the occupant needing to click or scroll anywhere.”<\/p>\n

As with the large display in the current version of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the Hyperscreen actually blends together multiple screens but does so all but seamlessly, the automaker noted in a release. It uses the latest OLED display technology to deliver extreme levels of brightness and contrast.<\/p>\n

The Hyperscreen is organic in appearance, rather than the boxy layout found in most vehicles, meaning it wraps around the center stack and steering wheel and even two of the EV\u2019s turbine-like air vents.<\/p>\n

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Not only does it cover a lot of real estate in the vehicle, the Hyperscreen is incredibly crisp and clear.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mercedes is by no means the only automaker betting that consumers want ever bigger screens. Tesla loaded a laptop-sized display in its original Model S and, today, similar screens are used to control virtually all vehicle functions. Ford\u2019s new Mustang Mach-E has its own computer-sized display and, as TheDetroitBureau.com reported earlier this week, spy shots show a near door-to-door display in what may be a new crossover-style remake of the Ford Fusion. The curved display in Cadillac\u2019s new Escalade SUV measures nearly three feet.<\/p>\n

“The bigger the better,” Daimler AG Chief Design Officer Gorden Wagener said during a Thursday morning conference call.<\/p>\n

But is the EQS display going to be biggest? Chinese-owned start-up Byton showed off a display measuring nearly 4 feet in width in a prototype of its M-Byte SUV a year ago. The screen is even taller than Mercedes\u2019 Hyperscreen.<\/p>\n

(Mercedes upping stake in Aston Martin, expanding tech ties.)<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Byton\u2019s display is meant to do more than just lay out all your vehicle controls. It can also provide in-car entertainment, as well as shopping services \u2013 with Byton charging subscription fees. That\u2019s a concept that other automakers are exploring, though such services may not truly take off until fully autonomous vehicles are on the road and motorists need something to watch to help pass the time.<\/p>\n

The Mercedes EQS Hyperscreen also will be able to display movies, TV shows and other video features for the passenger — most countries making it illegal to show drivers while a vehicle is in motion. To make sure the driver keeps their eyes on the road the passenger-side display will use a directed pixel technology focused away from the driver. And it also will feature a tracking system that will automatically black out the screen were it to sense the driver looking at the passenger display.<\/p>\n

While the Hyperscreen will debut in the EQS, the flagship of Mercedes’ new EV line-up, expect to see it show up in other EQ and conventional product lines in the years ahead, Wagener told TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For a long time in the automotive world, bigger is better was applied to a variety of things: engines, fins, bodies. Now the mantra is applied to video screens and Mercedes is prepared to start comparing … screen sizes. The automaker’s new Hyperscreen is an amazing bit of tech. Check it out at TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":157937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8,5,12,9],"tags":[],"make":[85],"post-state":[],"category_old":[118,286,150,151,123,287,133,131,289,299,316,163,132,196,130,129,284,125,124,137,139,148,290,128,291,278,288],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157914"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157914"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=157914"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=157914"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=157914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}