#CES2016: Volkswagen e-golf touch at a glance

The company terms the e-golf touch Volkswagen as the world’s first compact cars with gesture control functionality, new infotainment system an configurable 9.2-inch home screen.

A look into what the car will have: The e-Golf Touch will include a new infotainment system with gesture control to be launched in future Volkswagen compact cars. The e-Golf Touch highlights technologies that will be available to consumers in the coming years.

The e-Golf Touch will also feature the latest version of the modular infotainment system (MIB) with a 9.2-inch high-resolution display (1280 x 640 pixels).

It will also come with a configurable home screen with interactive tiles enables driver-selectable preferences for any of ten different functions (e.g. Music, Phone). All functions and displays of the configurable screen are embedded in a sophisticated, clear glass surface.

New “electronic voice amplification” allows easy communication with back-seat passengers. • For the first time on a Volkswagen model, it will be possible to wirelessly charge smartphones in the back seats, via the rear armrests.

The e-Golf Touch is equipped with a new USB Type C port, permitting high-speed USB data transfer while simultaneously charging the phone. This feature drastically reduces the time it takes to recharge.

Volkswagen has conceived “Personalization 2.0” to allow individual settings for one driver to be saved in a user account, then saved to the cloud via Volkswagen Car-Net® ID. Personalization settings can be saved to the cloud for access in other Volkswagen models.