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Visteon shows the future of the dashboard

Automotive parts supplier Visteon showed off a number of dashboard concepts at CES 2009, using materials developed with 3M. Touch-sensitive panels with haptic response is a major area of research for Visteon, doing away with traditional buttons and knobs.

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Visteon driver monitoring
January 9, 2009 4:27 PM PST

By: Wayne Cunningham

This image shows how a driver alert system works. A camera in the instrument cluster monitors the driver's face, tracking the eyes and whether the face is looking forward. Car makers can use this camera and processing to determine if the driver is getting distracted or sleepy, and sound a warning.

Photo credit: CBS Interactive

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