Fancy showing off! CES 2020's automotive-related black tech on display

Written by | Xie Tianshang?

As the world's top tech showplace, the annual CES has been held in Las Vegas on schedule, and every year during the show is a "feast" for tech fans, and automobiles, as a product closely related to science and technology, will naturally have a lot of related black technology on display.

So what are the automotive-related black technologies at this year's CES? Let's take a look.

For those who are not familiar with CES, here is a brief introduction.

CES, known as InternationalConsumerElectronicsShow, is organized by the Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association and aims to promote the close integration of cutting-edge electronics technology and modern life. To put it bluntly, all the new technology in the electronics category, black technology, will be displayed in this exhibition, so that we can see the direction of the development of the "future" technology and charm.

The BMW ZeroGLounger zero-gravity seat?

BMW unveiled a number of new technologies at this year's CES, but the one I'm most interested in is its newly released ZeroGLounger zero-gravity seat, which will be mass-produced in the next few years.

BMW's ZeroGLounger seat is a big breakthrough in ride comfort compared with today's common car seats, which can be tilted back 40 or 60 degrees to achieve a nearly flat position depending on one's comfort level.

In addition, there is also a qualitative improvement in safety. The seat is equipped with a cocooning surround airbag, which can provide surround protection for passengers in the event of an accident, compared with the current airbag system, which has been upgraded a lot more in terms of safety. And it also meets the highest safety standards by effectively releasing impact energy through the rails under the seat.?

Invisible Audio Technology?

As a famous auto parts supplier Continental at this year's CES, and audio experts Sennheiser jointly launched a car speaker-less audio system, which can make surround immersive sound around the car.?

The system is an integration of Sennheiser's patented AMBEO3D audio technology with Continental's Ac2atedSound audio system, which utilizes vibrations from surfaces inside the car to produce sound.?

The system reduces weight and footprint by 90 percent compared to conventional speaker systems, while sound is generated through an exciter that vibrates components such as the A-pillar trim, door trim, roof liner, and rear shelf to produce sound in different frequency bands.?

Thanks to this, the system not only generates high-quality sound, but is also ideal for electric vehicles, which emphasize space-saving and weight reduction.

And Sennheiser's AMBEO3D audio technology doesn't require a specific 3D sound source; the spatialization algorithm can turn any stereo music into an immersive experience, which means that you don't have to intentionally look for a 3D sound source with this system, and you can enjoy an immersive experience with even regular stereo audio.?

Super Soundproofing?

At this year's CES, Nissan showcased a new lightweight super soundproofing material that improves cabin quietness. The material is also 75 percent lighter than traditional soundproofing materials, helping to improve fuel economy, and most importantly, it costs about the same as traditional soundproofing materials.

The material is made of a combination of a crystal structure and a plastic film, which effectively suppresses airborne vibrations and reduces the transmission of broadband noise (500-1200Hz) generated by engine operation.

Currently, most of the soundproofing materials in this frequency band are made of heavy-duty rubber. I just don't know how much of an improvement in noise suppression this upstart soundproofing material actually offers in real-world experience compared to traditional soundproofing materials.

NVH has always been an important part of vehicle development, but with existing traditional soundproofing materials, some aspects have had to be discarded in order to weigh weight, cost, and acoustic performance. But with the advent of new materials, perhaps this situation can be addressed to a greater extent.?

Corning automotive-grade curved glass?

As the field of glass and screens, Corning is definitely one of the top companies, whether it's in cell phone screens as we know them, or in glassware, Corning has a much higher profile.?

And in the field of automotive glass, previously Corning has been involved in windshield and sunroof glass, in this year's CES, Corning also began to fully enter the car-grade interior glass aspects.?

At the show Corning demonstrated AutoGrade? a high-performance Gorilla Glass created by Corning's cold-bending technology, with a BAIC AionLX. This collaboration represents the formal commercialization of Corning's next-generation automotive glass innovation.

The curved glass utilizes Corning's patented cold-bending technology to deliver smartphone-like touch sensitivity. Meanwhile the curved dual-link screen module in the ADiGo space on the AionLX is equipped with anti-glare and decorative cover glass technology.?

In today's era of larger and larger screens, seeking breakthroughs in screen materials may bring more possibilities for the future of in-car center controls in terms of styling and functionality.

With the rapid development of the electronics industry, each of our lives have changed, the car was just a means of transportation to get us from point A to point B, and in the near future will provide us with unimaginable travel options.

Of course, there are those who say that when the so-called driverless era arrives, the car will have a lot more identity and a lot more possibilities, but it will also lose the fun of driving as the most basic part of the car.

What do you think about this?

This article comes from the author of the automobile home car family number, does not represent the views of the automobile home position.