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Just a couple of months after Volvo Cars revealed the updated On Call app, the Swedish carmaker's Sensus interface was voted the most innovative HMI system.
It all took place at the 2015 Car HMI Concept & Systems Conference in Berlin, and the award pointed out that Volvo's Sensus interface does the best job when it comes to human-machine, in our case human-car interaction.
The jury had to analyze factors such as level of innovation, intuitiveness, complexity and operational safety and in the end, the Sensus system proved to be the solution that ultimately blends everything together.
“We were very conscious when designing the Sensus interface that safety should be our key concern, along with usability. With this architecture we have delivered an interface that holds no surprises for our customers and delivers a feeling of relaxed control that is central to the Volvo brand identity,” said Dr Thomas Müller, Vice President, Electrical and Electronics Systems Engineering at Volvo Car Group.
In case you're not familiar with Volvo's Sensus gizmo, here's a mini crash course if we can call it that.
The Sensus HMI solution is comprised of the center touch display, the driver information cluster and a Head-Up Display (HUD). The novelty comes from the fact that unlike most touch solutions in the auto industry Volvo Cars’ Sensus system is built using infrared sensing technology.
This means drivers can operate the system while wearing gloves while robustness and responsiveness are also taken up a notch. Also, simplicity is the key here, since the user only has to deal with a four-tile flat menu structure and just one home button.
The jury had to analyze factors such as level of innovation, intuitiveness, complexity and operational safety and in the end, the Sensus system proved to be the solution that ultimately blends everything together.
“We were very conscious when designing the Sensus interface that safety should be our key concern, along with usability. With this architecture we have delivered an interface that holds no surprises for our customers and delivers a feeling of relaxed control that is central to the Volvo brand identity,” said Dr Thomas Müller, Vice President, Electrical and Electronics Systems Engineering at Volvo Car Group.
In case you're not familiar with Volvo's Sensus gizmo, here's a mini crash course if we can call it that.
The Sensus HMI solution is comprised of the center touch display, the driver information cluster and a Head-Up Display (HUD). The novelty comes from the fact that unlike most touch solutions in the auto industry Volvo Cars’ Sensus system is built using infrared sensing technology.
This means drivers can operate the system while wearing gloves while robustness and responsiveness are also taken up a notch. Also, simplicity is the key here, since the user only has to deal with a four-tile flat menu structure and just one home button.
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