General Motors (GM) is ready to take car infotainment systems to a new level by developing interactive rear windows, developed with students at the Future Lab at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Israel.
Global automotive technology is growing rapidly with all sorts of new features inside cars to keep passengers entertained and drivers less distracted. A number of automakers today are able to connect smartphones to the car entertainment system for surfing the web and using apps. And General Motors (GM) is ready to take these car infotainment systems to a new level by developing interactive rear windows.
GM’s concept makes the windows of the car a transparent display. In the front, the windows can show the driver navigation information, so they can keep their eyes on the road.
GM worked with students at the Future Lab at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Israel with the students coming up with app ideas for the windows.
The apps the students came up with include Otto, Foofu, Spindow, and Pond. Otto puts a flying character over the landscape; Foofu makes faux stem on the windows that the kids can draw in; Pond is a music-streaming app, and Spindow lets the users peek into other windows that users around the world create. Sadly, GM says that it has no immediate plans to use these awesome windows in its vehicles.