Cars are becoming more and more technologically advanced. the past decade, we have seen improvements electric car technology and driverless cars. The latest advance comes Mercedes-Benz. The luxury carmaker has unveiled a car that lets you use your mind to control certain things. The car giant unveiled its futuristic car the IAA Mobility show Munich earlier this week. The car is called Vision AVTR. The four capitalized letters the end of its name are to make people think the movie Avatar. This movie was about using the brain to connect nature. A Mercedes spokesperson said the car would not be available purchase any time soon. It is currently in the concept stage production.
Mercedes is using a technology called brain-computer interface (BCI) the Vision AVTR. The car's computers "read" brain signals and translate them actions. Mercedes says the system needs a minute to get to understand a new driver's thought processes. The driver will then be able to perform certain functions the car using just their thoughts. Mercedes spokeswoman Britta Seeger spoke how exciting she thought the futuristic car was. She said: "Mercedes-Benz is setting another milestone the merging man and machine." The Mercedes website says: "As soon as you get , the car becomes an extension your own body and a tool to discover the environment."
