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Dashboard Avatar To Replace Car Owner's Manuals

Posted by samzenpus on from the clippy-says-you-need-oil dept.

cylonlover writes "At one time not all that long ago, cars had a warning light on the dashboard that simply said 'ENGINE.' That's pretty vague. Really, it might just as well have said 'CAR.' Some newer automobiles now have codes that appear on the console, which the driver must then look up in an index in the vehicle's owner's manual. Working with Audi, Germany's Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) Institute of Business Informatics is now working on taking things a step farther, with the development of an on-screen avatar that will talk to drivers, and even understand their spoken questions."

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  1. Re:More Distractions by whargoul · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Something talking to you that doesn't know when to shut the fuck up, and only understands about 40% of what you say

    I thought you were talking about women for a minute