Mercedes-Benz says that it realizes there is a generation of relative youth in markets around the world that have grown up with cell phones and smartphones, referring to them as “digital natives” or millennials, for which it has created the Concept A-Class.
The Concept A-Class is intended to demonstrate the future of Mercedes-Benz vehicles in regards to their increased support and integration for smart phone devices, essentially making them an extension of the vehicle and increasing ease of use while driving.
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The German automaker says it has focused largely on delivering an intuitive, easy to use and minimally distracting system that utilizes rich and bold graphics. The Mercedes-Benz ap, as they refer to it, can be entirely controlled from a single rotary dial on the center console.
The ap allows for total access to social networking such as Facebook, using a combination of graphics, text and speech-to-text to deliver the experience to the driver with minimal confusion or distraction.
Expect variants of this technology to trickle into many Mercedes-Benz products in the near future.
