Looking back over the past years CES started progressively embracing the automotive sector, under the show-names Vehicle Technology and Advanced Mobility. Two years ago, it was all about autonomous vehicles, last year it was more focused on electric vehicles, and this year, with fewer automakers but more suppliers, it was all about technology. Technology we can use, not just dream about; real-world tech on display, actual stuff you can actually buy today for your next actual car. In that respect, AI is playing an important role, to make any product seem more intelligent…to act as though more human, or at least to be a natural extension of human capabilities…for more intuitive use of the product…to be safer (or at least feel safer)…to understand the occupants of an automobile and adjust to their behaviors and feelings…and to provide, with generative AI, information and services around the voyage at hand.
This biggest technology and gadget bazaar in the world included technology in every directions, Vehicle tech and advanced mobility were significant, as well as consumer electronics (the C and E in “CES”), health, home appliances, beauty, and more. Innovations were shown such as Walmart’s AI checkout (perhaps this “self-checkout 2.0” will be less universally despised than the present version?), LG’s transparent LCD TVs, AI robots to manage smart homes, ChatGPT inescapably everywhere, gaming, human vitals monitored by non-intrusive means, e-bikes, pet trackers (the end of the Lost Cat poster?), baby monitoring, flying taxis…just to name a few.
In this edition and the one to follow, we bring you reports on what happened at this year’s CES, and more. We hope you enjoy reading up on it, and don’t forget to make plans for the 23-24 April DVN-Interior Workshop in Köln, where many of the exhibitors we met in Las Vegas and report on here will be presenting their innovations.
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