Classic titles Atari, the famous game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and even a karaoke app are part of a new trend in car multimedia systems.
The way cars are valued today is changing as they become more technological and connected. The place occupied by radios barely ten years ago is now taken up by touch screens, true on-board infotainment centres.
They come in all sizes, embedded and floating, horizontal and vertical – like a tablet – even the most futuristic trends show them displayed everywhere, like a single large operations center. Just look at the Mercedes-Benz EQE’s Hyperscreen MBUX, a curved superscreen of no less than 56 inches.
Thus, every day more sophisticated, the functions that can integrate your multimedia systems they are practically infinite. Did you know, for example, that there are cars with integrated video games? Something that seemed absurd when Tesla introduced it a few years ago.
It was in 2017 that the Californian firm launched Tesla Arcade, a video game platform available in the multimedia system of its cars, which included some classic Atari titles (such as “Missile Command”, “Asteroids” and “Lunar Lander ”, among others). others). ), which are they could play through the screen or control from the steering wheel and pedals.
This year, the platform has gone up a notch, thanks to the integration of Steam, the largest PC gaming platform in the world, now capable of offering a catalog of thousands of titles and allowing the connection of wireless controllers and even keyboards.
From TV to your BMW
Today, BMW is making the news. And it is that the Bavarian brand has just integrated into its advanced infotainment system one of the the most legendary games on television . Now its AirConsole platform, through which you can already play different video games, will have the legendary Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
According to the German firm, it will be available throughout 2024 to be downloaded and run on the multimedia systems of BMW and MINI models equipped with the AirConsole application.
Judging by the image that the Munich brand shared, on screen the questions with their four answers will be displayed, allowing us to select the correct one from our smartphone. Additionally, it looks like the game will be open to multiple players simultaneously.
What is no longer so clear to us is what will happen to the famous “wildcards” of the competition, such as the public or the call.
carpool karaoke
Beyond video games, BYD has found a special new hobby to integrate into its electric cars, to liven up the expectation while recharging your battery. It is neither more nor less than a karaoke app.
The Chinese giant has partnered with Stingray, a Canadian music, media and technology leader, to integrate this function into the multimedia system of the most representative models of the brand.
This new BYD app will support more than 10 languages and have an extensive music library, categorized by artist title, genre and lyrics.
Passengers will be able to use this function from their smartphone, thus being able to select songs, rewind, forward or skip. During this time, audio will be streamed through the vehicle’s audio system and lyrics on the vehicle’s screen.
This karaoke app sounds great and looks great fun, however, the fact that this could pose a risk cannot be overlooked , or at least a distraction for the driver, even if he does not sing. Therefore, the system automatically deactivates when the car is in motion.
As all is well, your next car might just be a karaoke machine on wheels.
Source: Latercera
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