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I. MartínezThe Future of the Automotive Industryhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7026-4_2

2. Mission Control

Inma Martínez1  
(1)
London, UK
 

As vehicles began to cruise the roads, seamlessly flowing in traffic, our capacity to multitask inside their cabins began to pave the way to interiors and multimedia consoles favoring all kinds of activities other than paying attention to the roads. Cars began to become extensions of our offices, our homes, even concert halls, cinemas. Screens began to take considerable real-estate in the car consoles. We began to manage dashboards, menus, slowly letting the steering to our car’s intelligent systems.

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