DAP Posted January 9 Posted January 9 Quote Sony's press conference on the eve of CES 2024 was all about flexing the synergistic muscles between its various media, gaming and entertainment brands. Nowhere was that better illustrated than when Izumi Kawanishi, President and COO of Sony Honda Mobility, reintroduced the Afeela electric car by driving it on stage using a PlayStation 5 DualSense controller. Of course, you probably won't be able to park your Sony EV with a gaming controller when the brand eventually starts building Afeela. Kawanishi was quick to point out that this was merely a tech demo. This is the third CES appearance of the electric car and it pretty much looks the same as last we saw it, so it makes sense that a flashy introduction was necessary to grab our attention. However, Sony and Honda executives went on to share even more details about Afeela's development and we now know more about what unique entertainment and safety technologies the joint-venture between the Japanese companies will bring to the road. It turns out that Afeela has more in common with your PS5 than just the controller. For starters, it is using Epic Games' Unreal Engine 5.3 to power the 3-D graphics and visuals that fill its massive, ultrawide dashboard display. Drivers and passengers will be treated to detailed 3D maps, virtual spaces and augmented reality views of the world around the Afeela which can have internet-sourced metadata overlaid. Media from Sony's various TV, movie and gaming catalogs are also able to be tapped to keep passengers entertained on the road and when parked and charging. Unreal Engine is also being used to render the simulated environments used to train Afeela's multi-camera driver assistance systems. UE5's highly realistic graphics are also being used to improve safety. The game engine's highly realistic simulated environments allow for improved accuracy when training the visual models and neural network processing that power the EV's driver aid functions. And because it wouldn't be a CES 2024 debut without a dash of AI tech, Sony Honda Mobility also announced a new partnership with Microsoft to bring the software giant's Azure AI cloud-scale computing tech to bear in Afeela's development. https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/sony-honda-mobility-afeela-powered-by-gaming-tech/
Kayseri Mantisi Posted January 9 Posted January 9 I'm so sorry for the test driver.... If only he had an Xbox controller. Would've been much more easier & comfortable to drive 2
Specter Posted January 9 Posted January 9 Now we need to pack 5 billionaires on it, send it to Mars, and make it perform 5 laps whilst being controlled by the controller 1
truthteller Posted January 9 Posted January 9 OceanGate really did open the door for the rest of the world
jomarr Posted January 9 Posted January 9 12 minutes ago, Jotham said: Maybe I can finally get my license here you go https://imgur.com/walikkg
KBax Posted January 9 Posted January 9 I'm sorry but no... if they ever let something like that on the streets ya'll better watch out 'cause we all in danger
CristianGarcia Posted January 9 Posted January 9 9 hours ago, JonginBey said: It’s the American Flag falling after the judge that’s SENDING
Maxxxine Posted January 9 Posted January 9 10 hours ago, Flanders said: Did we not learn anything from OceanGate? That was an Xtinabox controller. In GodStation we trust
JonginBey Posted January 9 Posted January 9 1 hour ago, CristianGarcia said: It’s the American Flag falling after the judge that’s SENDING It really gave The Boondocks level of drama
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