CES 2022: from the BMW that changes color to TOGG, the 5 novelties? engines not to be missed

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CES 2022 is up and running concluded and, as usual, many novelties were presented; both in the tech and mobility fields . If we were the first to create specials in the last few days, from the one on the best notebooks to the one on processors, without forgetting the curiosities; tech of the fair, certainly could not miss an overview of the news more also interesting on the engine side.

So let's not waste any more time: here are the hints more & ugrave; interesting ones that emerged during the overseas fair , from cars that change color to more visions; futuristic mobility; connected and augmented that wink at the metaverse.

1. BMW iX FLOW: CLICK, THE BODY CHANGES COLOR

One of the novelties; more spectacular events that have been seen at this CES & egrave; undoubtedly the work of BMW , which in addition to having presented the most electric vehicle; powerful of its range of products showcased an iX with a body that can change color at the push of a button. It looks like a James Bond movie, to the point that those who are & egrave; stumbled upon the video on social media, he may have thought of a CGI animation, and instead it is; reality & agrave ;.

According to the manufacturer, this is the first car in the world with this technology, and BMW already had one; presence at CES 2022 brought forward to December. At the moment it is not yet known whether he will be able to; whether or not to become a & rsquo; commercial option; the technology is based on a film that uses electronic ink as happens for Kindle-type e-books, an electric impulse is enough to make it sound; the electrophoretic energy brings different color pigments to the surface, making the body take on the desired color.

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The key word for BMW is; customization, which is also realized in the soundtrack (of an otherwise silent electric car) created by the Oscar winner Hans Zimmer, composer of film soundtracks, and in the modalities; in which & egrave; It is possible to immerse yourself with a touch.

In addition to the Digital Art Mode that allows you to dive almost into a moving picture c & rsquo; & egrave; also the Theater Mode, which transforms the rear of the passenger compartment into a private cinema with surround sound, connectivity & agrave; 5G and 32: 9 widescreen display with up to 8K resolution that drops into place when activated. As for the contents, the BMW group has collaborated with Amazon to offer those of the Fire TV.

2. MERCEDES VISION EQXX

Definitely spectacular, this time also for the performances and the declared autonomy, the proposal of Mercedes, which presented the Vision EQXX. Designed in 18 months, has a battery pack of less than 100 kWh which guarantees a & rsquo; autonomy of 1000 km per charge and a & rsquo; sophisticated aerodynamics since the declared Cx & egrave; of just 0.17. The house has worked hard on efficiency, bringing consumption to 10 kWh/100 km thanks also to technicians who come from Formula 1 and Formula E.

For Mercedes & egrave; a concept car because & eacute; the technological innovations on board will arrive in the future on the new electric cars of the German brand: in the passenger compartment c & rsquo; & egrave; a large free floating display of 47.5 & rsquo; & rsquo; and 8K resolution around which the whole user experience revolves, to which the virtual assistant Jelinek comes to the rescue; for the occasion & egrave; The first real-time 3D navigation system has been developed for a screen of this size.

Aerodynamic design with clean lines, on the roof there are 117 solar cells to power the many auxiliary devices, and materials have been used such as carbon fiber to reduce weight the most & ugrave; possible (when empty it weighs about 1,750 kg). Mercedes has used only sustainable materials for the interior such as bamboo fiber & ugrave; of the mats, the biodegradable vegan silk of the interior handles and the alternative materials to leather for the seats: Desertex, made from cactus fiber and Mylo vegetable leather produced from mycelia of fungi.

3. METAMOBILITY? HYUNDAI

Hypella al scope ; more what else a vision, that of mobility; that goes well with robotics to arrive at meta-mobility, allowing people to overcome the physical limits of movement in time and space. A holistic view, given that it is realized in various ways, which you will see; gradually fade the differences between the different types of mobility; thanks to extensive technologies such as AI and autonomous driving.

Keystone in this vision of mobility future & egrave; robotics, also considered the acquisition of Boston Dynamics by the South Korean multinational (an event also celebrated with a BTS music video), and thus vehicles become access doors to the metaverse offering VR experiences : you enter and choose your Avatar, which can be; also be connected to a robot capable of acting on our initiative in a distant place in time and space, and so on; robotics becomes a means of connecting the virtual and the real world. Depending on the user's needs, a car can be transformed into an entertainment space, a meeting room for work or even a 3D video game platform.

Another pivot of this vision is; the concept of Mobility of Things (MoT) this is; the intent to donate mobility; to normally motionless objects thanks to robotics , using modular platforms. Here then in the futuristic vision of the Hyundai brand the stand with the stick moving towards the lady who needs it to walk, but the applications are also several in the field of mobility; urban and industrial.

4. SONY MOBILITY al CES Maybe someone remembers Sony 2020

amazed everyone by presenting the Vision-S, an electric concept car; to those who had hypothesized the possibility; that the company entered the automotive sector, at the time it was replied that the car would only serve as a test bed for a number of technologies destined for self-driving vehicles in the future.

Perhaps for & ograve; on this front there is was an afterthought, because & eacute; at CES 2022 Sony presented the Vision-S02, SUV version of the Vision-S , and at the same time announced that it wanted to create a new company & agrave; to explore the entry into the electric vehicle market, Sony Mobility.

The SUV is based on the sedan presented in 2020 , has two electric motors that each offer a power of 200 kW and being a little bit more larger than the previous one, it offers up to 7 seats. On board a large panel containing the instrumentation displays, that of the infotainment and that for the front passenger; behind two further screens for passengers and advanced assisted driving solutions with 40 sensors including cameras, radar, ultrasonic sensors and LiDAR.

In conclusion, & egrave; still early to understand if in the future we will be able to really drive Sony-branded electric cars , but obviously something is brewing.

5. TOGG: THE CAR BORN AS A SOFTWARE his own concept of electric car designed as a software, which rides a concept similar to that of Tesla, namely the car as a smartphone on wheels, coming to conceive the car as an ecosystem of services.

As often happens with software, in fact, the ecosystem aboard the TOGG SUV is; was created from use case analysis , that is; from the desires regarding mobility; of the people, and & egrave; centered on the concepts of intelligence, connectivity, autonomy, empathy and sharing.

The platform on board the car is; conceived as a portal to manage all your smart devices, to which it connects via API: and so it is; the car unifies the access points allowing you to control smartphones, smart homes, digital assistants and so on; away from a single screen.

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In this way it will connect & agrave; to the network of services and charging stations, to home automation, to the internet and more, becoming an assistant able to warn us if we have left the iron connected to the electricity or if the home delivery is; occurred. Among the advanced technologies there will be; also a holographic assistant with 3D images and reality; increased, available on the SUV since launch.

TOGG has planned 1 million vehicles by 2030, and as anticipated the first will be; an e-SUV that will come out from the plants by the end of 2022 and will arrive; on the market in the first quarter of 2023 ; initially we talk about Turkey and then about in five European countries including Italy, which moreover participated in the design with the collaboration of Pininfarina. Following will come a sedan and a hatchback, then a B SUV and a minivan.

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