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THERE IS CONTACT
On many models with a three-beam star, the Internet appeared this year along with the optional COMAND Online system. A fundamental feature - for communication with the Network you need a mobile phone. “Communication standards are changing. Phone replacement is easier than a car. And you can connect it to the machine both through the “bluetooth” and through the USB connector,”explains Peter Ebel, senior manager of system functions. At the same time, the problem of adapting to the communication standards of different countries is being solved. This is a significant savings, including for the buyer. After all, automotive electronics are designed for tough operation, and therefore more expensive than those gadgets that we carry in our pockets.
COMAND Online is not just a built-in netbook in a machine. It’s not so convenient to type the addresses of sites with a rotating handle instead of the keyboard. Therefore, Daimler develops applications for the popular services of Facebook or Google's Panorama, which are designed specifically for the car: due to the reduction in the number of functions, they load faster, and the interface is adapted to the appropriate controls. The list of applications will expand, add the most useful - like weather forecasts or search engines. Access to social networks will suggest navigation where friends or acquaintances are now. You can download the covers of your favorite music albums from the Internet or just download music from the Web.
Send a message to Facebook is not a problem from the car. And already now this opportunity provides COMAND Online in the new B-class
Send a message to Facebook is not a problem from the car. And already now this opportunity provides COMAND Online in the new B-class. Send a message to Facebook is not a problem from the car. And already now this opportunity provides COMAND Online in the new B-class.
CLOUDY WORLD
The constant connection of the car to the Internet makes it possible to realize more functions without increasing the performance of the on-board equipment. The so-called cloud services include, for example, e-mail and social networks: the data for their work is not stored in a home computer, but remotely. And this savings in computer memory and power is ideal for automotive systems. The machine does not connect to the network directly, but through a special Mercedes server, which guarantees fast application operation and security.
Electric Smart FoTu and the A-class on fuel cells transmit battery data to personal pages on the Internet. There, the driver will find an interactive 3D map showing where you can get with such a supply of electricity. Moreover, the program calculates the flow rate taking into account ups and downs. The machine itself will inform the driver via e-mail or via Twitter about the state of the battery or the end of charging. Naturally, the owner of the car can send a command to warm up or cool the passenger compartment before the start, so as not to spend electricity on the move.
On the large COMAND Online display in the conceptual A-class, you can display the familiar smartphone interface. With the joystick and buttons, the driver controls all the functions of not only the car, but also the communicator
On the large COMAND Online display in the conceptual A-class, you can display the familiar smartphone interface. With the joystick and buttons, the driver controls all the functions of not only the car, but also the communicator. On the large COMAND Online display in the conceptual A-class, you can display the familiar smartphone interface. With the joystick and buttons, the driver controls all the functions of not only the car, but also the communicator.
AND MAGNUL HAND
The concept of “Mercedes-Benz F125!” Is simply crammed with all kinds of means of communication. The Carto-X system serves as an excellent assistant to the driver: it is responsible for communication with other cars and receives additional information about road infrastructure objects (for example, signs and markings) and from the Internet using cameras. And not only reports the visible situation, but also predicts some events. What impresses me most is the @yourCOMAND system interface with voice and gesture controls. The driver of the production car gives voice commands so far only to the audio system and the phone, and the concept has an electronic secretary to whom you can dictate the texts of letters. In addition, by moving your hands in the air, you move around the menu and select the desired item. The system is still fuzzy, but there is enough time for debugging. So when this car turns into a production S-Class, the flaws will surely be eliminated.
E- and S-class models are equipped with an additional Wi-Fi access point, which is connected to a cellular network through a transceiver antenna. At the same time, several devices can be connected to the wireless Internet inside the car, for example a laptop, a phone, an MP3 player
E- and S-class models are equipped with an additional Wi-Fi access point, which is connected to a cellular network through a transceiver antenna. At the same time, several devices can be connected to the wireless Internet inside the car, for example a laptop, a phone, an MP3 player. E- and S-class models are equipped with an additional Wi-Fi access point, which is connected to a cellular network through a transceiver antenna. At the same time, several devices can be connected to the wireless Internet inside the car, for example a laptop, a phone, an MP3 player.
TOUCH POWER
Mercedes-Benz is trying to provide maximum choice when connecting the car to the phone. Two years later, to the existing types of communication - via "bluetooth" or USB - will add a new, encrypted with the acronym NFC. It is enough to put a smartphone or phone in the space allotted for it (the distance between the receiver and the transmitter should be no more than 50 mm), and the connection will be established. While trying a combined option - use NFC to automatically pair devices on the “bluetooth”. The contact of devices leads to an automatic exchange of passwords (they themselves cling to each other via NFC), while communication is maintained at a distance of up to ten meters.
For those who would like to use the iPhone interface in the car, Daimler already offers the iPhone Interface Plus. And for owners of other smartphones and mobile phones the MirrorLink standard is intended. The display shows the usual COMAND system shortcuts, and you can interact with the phone through the car's controls.
Load the application onto your iPhone - and not only remotely control the main parameters of the electric car, but also give the necessary commands
Load the application onto your iPhone - and not only remotely control the main parameters of the electric car, but also give the necessary commands. Load the application onto your iPhone - and not only remotely control the main parameters of the electric car, but also give the necessary commands.
Communication and communication in the car are developing at an enormous pace. It is possible that in this area the main battles between the main automakers will break out. And in five to ten years, leading experts and journalists will pay a minimum of attention to the dynamics and driving qualities of the new model, but at the same time meticulously evaluate how it communicates with the outside world. Apparently, the strategic goals in our century are still the same: mail, telegraph, telephone.
