Audi’s 2010 R8 to feature handwriting recognition
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
It seems that recent reports suggest that the 2010 Audi R8 will feature built-in handwriting recognition technology making it easier to do things like punching in locations in the GPS. The purpose of this is supposedly to do away with unneeded keypads and, like I said above, make input easier.
But with added ease comes decreased safety; using a keypad while driving is a safety hazard itself, but actually having to take out a stylus and write on a screen? Possibly an even bigger safety hazard. I think some company needs to come forth and develop a system that will have accurate voice recognition so you can just say the location without ever having to take your eyes off the road.
We’ll wait until Audi officially confirms this and then let you know.
via AutoExpress
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