Intro
In the Rinspeed “Oasis,” the journey becomes the destination.
To interact with the HARMAN system, the occupants use a slightly curved 5K widescreen display with voice-control or gesture-control that spans the width of the “Oasis” in front of its passengers. In manual mode, it presents the most important information in condensed form. The images of the electronic rearview mirrors are dimmed when not needed.
The steering wheel from ZF folds flat and thus turns into a keyboard or work surface. The car thus becomes a self-driving office on wheels, complete with Office productivity software and Skype video telephony with live translation. The personal assistant not only knows which of the occupants is talking to it at the time, but also in what language the occupant speaks. The “Oasis” passengers are able to exchange and share interesting news on social media channels by using swiping gestures.
The personal assistant is also at the driver’s disposal outside the car. Thanks to a link to the Harman Ignite Cloud Platform, it allows controlling the owner’s smart home from the “Oasis,” for example. Always a step ahead, it takes care of the lights and the wellness climate as the situation demands.
Details
I was leading the UX and Visual design, UI animations and interactive demos creation for In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) screen and overall user experience in the vehicle.
Rinspeed "Oasis" was showcased at CES 2017 in Las Vegas and later at Geneva Motor Show.
Rinspeed “Oasis” CES Las Vegas 2017, Geneva Motor Show 2017
Process
I started with testing ideas for touch-less control of the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) screen using SoftKinetics and Ultrahaptics devices, that were tracking user's hands and gestures and creating an invisible force field in the air using ultrasonic speakers. This invisible force field created by devices can be felt or sensed by a user as a ball made of air or like an air wall, and it could even be "animated" make it feel like the ball is moving in your palm.
I worked with hardware engineers and created a few touch-less gesture-control demos:
Automotive Platform
I worked on UX and Visual design and UI animations for dual purpose in-vehicle screen, that combined a Digital Instrument Cluster and an In-Vehicle Infotainment screen.
Visual design mockups
TV Platform
Rinspeed "Oasis" connected car experience went beyond the vehicle itself.
I led the UX and Visual design and UI animations for the Smart Home integration with the "Oasis" TV platform:
Mobile Platform
I also worked on the UX and Visual design for the Rinspeed "Oasis" Android mobile app.
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