New Citroen14 May 2019 00:10
The 'Personal Assistant has two positions on the dashboard. When the driver is driving, it is in support mode, so it is located on the lower section, under the dashboard. It remains active and proactive, but does not take control of driving. The driver does not have visual contact with the rear-projection area, to comply with driver distraction rules and to ensure a completely safe drive. In this mode, the projection area on the dashboard is reserved exclusively for the passengers, who can relax with a film.
In autonomous mode, the steering wheel, pedals and steering wheel retract, the driver's seat moves backwards to provide more legroom, and the PA slides up the dashboard to take control. It then becomes the vehicle supervisor and frees up the projection area under the dashboard for all occupants – including the driver – whose role switches to that of a passenger, as the concept is now in autonomous mode.
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