Volkswagen reveals holographic technology aboard GTI Wörthersee concept

Volkswagen has revealed a “holographic module” mounted in the boot space of a concept Golf GTI in Germany.

The brand says the system is used to operate the concept’s 3500-watt sound system and is just like the kinds of holograms seen in “Hollywood films such as Star Trek and Star Wars."

The system is a Volkswagen-developed proprietary technology which “floats freely in the air” and does not require 3D glasses to look at. The brand says the image is developed using special software algorithms, and those same algorithms allow the system to be interacted with by users.

The technology is said to captivate users because the three-dimensional interactivity is simply “intuitive and logical to operate."

The VW system could preview multimedia technology of the future.

While one’s mind immediately springs to the multimedia systems and head-up displays of cars, Volkswagen says the technology is some time away from being used in production vehicles, despite this demo system using “already available” technology. We’ll have to stick to rudimentary gesture controls and expensive windscreen projections for now.

The hologram system appears in the Golf GTI Aurora concept car which was revealed at this week's 38th Wörthersee Treffen gathering event in Germany. The Aurora was developed by a special team of engineers and apprentices at Volkswagen’s hallowed Wolfsburg production facility and ancestral home.

The tech appears aboard the also very-fast Golf GTI Aurora concept.

Other refinements to the Aurora include a one-off ‘mint green’ colour scheme and contrast livery, as well as the 2.0-litre turbo having been boosted in power to 275kW - above even the Golf R’s 213kW output.

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