The Rise of the Hyperscreen

In a world where we’re constantly blurring the lines between technology and science fiction, carmakers are also scrambling to come up with more innovative ways of transforming the humble car into something more formidable. But we believe that Mercedes may have taken the cake. 

Enter the Hyperscreen, a massive 56-inch, AI-enabled curved touchscreen infotainment display that is set to debut in the Mercedes’ EQS all-electric luxury sedan. There are large touchscreen dashboards, and then there is the Hyperscreen. In fact, the screen is so big that Mercedes felt the need to give it its own name. 

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The Hyperscreen incorporates multiple displays within one sheet of curved glass that extends completely from one side of the front of the vehicle to the other. The curved glass display is also to provide a distortion-free view of the display unit across the entire width of the vehicle.

The Hyperscreen includes features such as the digital speedometer above the steering wheel, to air vent controls on both sides, as well as a full infotainment system in the middle of the screen with functions like GPS navigation and radio or phone controls. Those functions will be controllable via digital touchscreen and voice-command controls for both the car’s driver and front passenger.

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The Hyperscreen also uses AI to create what the company calls its “zero-layer feature”, which learns the driver’s and passenger’s habits so the system can suggest those functions and reduce the need to scroll through menus or give voice commands that distract the drivers on the road. 

For instance, this feature is useful in situations such as when a driver typically calls a certain person at the same time on certain days, and the Hyperscreen would be ready to suggest a call to that person the next time that situation presented itself in order to save the driver the trouble of searching through their contacts.

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In fact, different drivers will be able to save their own customized settings for features such as seat adjustments or heating, as well as the interior lighting and music preferences. The system is able to identify different users with a fingerprint sensor in the touchscreen, and Mercedes’ infotainment technology is also capable of both voice and facial recognition. 

“The Mercedes-Benz User Experience suggestions are linked to the user’s profile,” Mercedes says in their press release. “If someone else drives the EQS on a Tuesday evening, this recommendation would not be made — or another one is made, depending on the preferences of the other user.”

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Mercedes’ Hyperscreen is set to be the largest touchscreen display on the market, though other automakers have certainly been busy improving and coming out with their own infotainment products. Notably, Tesla has worked to add more and more features to its own in-car infotainment offerings, including the Model Y electric SUV’s 15-inch touchscreen that links to streaming services like Netflix, and also includes a “Caraoke” library of songs with lyrics.

It only goes to show how much technology has advanced over the days of the humble radio. With full fledged infotainment systems in place, who knows what we can expect in the future for a more seamless driving experience? Are you getting Iron Man/Avengers vibes too? Still, no matter how it is, it certainly is a step forward for the automotive industry as a whole. 

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