Every day, Anicet Mbida makes us discover an innovation that could well change the way we consume.
This Thursday, he is interested in the latest generation of voice assistant that allows us to control all the functions of our car without looking up from the road or taking your hands off the wheel.
The innovation of the day, it is the voice assistant which arrives in the automobile.
You will be able to control almost any function of your car with your voice.
That way, you keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road.
Voice control is not completely new in cars.
On many models, we can already manage functions such as telephone calls or GPS by voice.
The novelty is that the latest generation works exactly like the connected speakers that we have in homes (Alexa, OK Google, etc.).
And that now, we can ask them anything.
As well "tell me a joke", that "lower the front windows, turn on the rear defroster, close the sunroof or when should I have my next oil change?"
This is very important for safety, because new cars have less and less buttons, more and more touch screens (with lots of menus and submenus).
This keeps your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road.
How far can it go?
Can we really control everything by voice?
In any case, this is BMW's promise on the next version of its iDrive system.
It is currently the most advanced, since we can ask him "what is the temperature of the tires?"
Or "switch to sport driving mode", for example.
BMW is not alone.
He is on the heels of Mercedes.
On the other hand, our French manufacturers are a little further behind in this area.
It's a shame, because beyond safety, voice control also allows you to get to grips with the vehicle more quickly.
An example: Anicet Mbida once got stuck for ten minutes figuring out how to turn on the rear wiper in a rental car.
With voice control it would have been much easier.