Range Rover Sport remote-controlled by smartphone

Posted on 16-06-2015 at 7:52 by CasperH – 36 Comments”

Toys for adults, Land Rover makes it.

The men of Jaguar Land Rover a Range Rover Sport revealed that is remotely controlled with your smartphone. The technique is an important step towards autonomous driving.

Via an app on your smartphone, you can the steering wheel, accelerator and brake, and a switch between high and low gearing. That last one can be interesting if you with your car in the site are busy and you come to a difficult situation. With the telefoonbesturing you can out of your car with the remote control on your smartphone.

Also useful: if someone is too close to your SUV has parked at the local supermarket, you can buy the car simply with your mobile phone out of the box drive and then boarding. The remote control option functions only when the driver is within 10 metres of the car.

Also new is the Multi-Point Turn technology, which the car automatically you can return on the road. The car scans the area and asks the driver, then whether or not the maneuver is allowed to perform. Also passing pedestrians e.d. avoided. It runs and puts out just as often, until the maneuver is completed.

Check a video of the technique on Autojunk.nl. It is not yet known when the technique on the optielijsten appears.

Gallery: Range Rover Sport remote control

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