Automotive HMI Trends: Natural Language and Touchscreens Required for Connectivity

OEMs are striving more than ever to differentiate their infotainment offerings with HMI. Combining market forecasts and user experience insights, Strategy Analytics assesses existing and developing HMI to determine their usefulness, user experience, and long term outlook. Touchscreens and speech recognition should be the primary methods of interaction in the vehicle, particularly for connected services, smartphone apps, smartphone connectivity, and other advanced features.

1 Executive Summary
2 Introduction
3 Physical Controls
3.1 Center Stack
3.2 Hardware Controllers
3.3 Steering wheel controls
4 Touchscreens
5 Touch Sensitive Controls
6 Speech Recognition
6.1 Command and Control
6.2 Natural Language
7 Non-Touch Gestures
8 Handwriting Recognition
9 Proximity Sensors
10 Conclusions
11 Analyst Contacts