Volkswagen Golf R Touch concept premieres at CES

Volkswagen has taken the wraps off the Golf R Touch concept at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

Developed to preview the interior cabin of future models, the concept features an evolution of the company??™s infotainment systems with support for gesture control and a significantly larger touchscreen display. The new system was designed to reduce distractions despite packing a considerable number of functions and most of them are controllable through touchscreens and sensor switches.

The Golf R Touch concept has a high-resolution 12.8-inch touchscreen for the infotainment system, along with an 8-inch touch Control Center located beneath from where the driver controls the climate, media and vehicle functions while the conventional dials have been replaced by a 12.3-inch Active Information Display featuring digitized instruments.

Volkswagen says the central touchscreen and Active Info Display have customizable layouts which are just as easy to modify as on a tablet. The on-board gesture control unit makes use of a 3D camera installed within the roof lining and whenever the driver touches the roof, the digital controls for the sunroof will show up on the big 12.8-inch screen. Moving the hand from front to rear will open the sunroof while a reverse movement will close it.
It??™s the same story with the seats as by making a similar gesture these can be adjusted. For example, when running a hand along the seat??™s side, the central display will show the seat adjustment controls which grants the driver and front passenger with the possibility of modifying seat position through the screen.

As a final touch, Volkswagen says the on-board ambient lighting supports a whopping 16.7 million color combinations. Needless to say, sooner or later all of these technologies will be implemented in production cars.