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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January 9, 2009 4:27 PM PST

By: Wayne Cunningham

Visteon demonstrated a mild 3D instrument cluster navigation display. This system uses special plastics to make the route guidance arrow appear to float above the road.

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