Watch a Movie While Your Car Drives You Somewhere? That's Absurd.
Actually, its not that crazy. Ford's already been looking to make a deal with Amazon to create technology that will allow Ford drivers to talk to Amazon's Echo, an automated personal assistant. And then there are those persistent rumours of
Ford forming a partnership with Google to manufacture self-driving vehicles. So what could people be doing while they're being driven around by their driverless cars? That's the question Ford is asking. Ford wants a driverless car's windshield to turn into a projection screen when autonomous mode is enabled. When autonomous mode is enabled, a screen will pull down from the roof and a movie can automatically play. When not in use, the screen automatically folds up back into the ceiling. The movie could then be moved to a display somewhere on the dashboard or a secondary screen in the back seat.
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Another idea Ford has is to be able to fold the front seats down as part of this movie system, and really start thinking 'luxury' with a vehicle.
Ford has started patenting this potential technology, so it's time to start looking to the future and making those long-range road trips something to look forward to!