Finally, the future and reality meet. Ford unveiled a patent, the name of which is very sci-fi: chassis input intent prediction through a brain-computer interface and driver monitoring sensor fusion. The patent description specifically states that the patent is "a method of controlling a vehicle using a brain-computer interface (BMI) device."
Someone has previously asserted that there is no L5 driverless technology in the absolute sense. Then Ford's technology of driving a car through a brain-computer interface may be unmanned in the final sense.
The publication number of the patent is "US20220063631A1", named "Chassis Input Intention Prediction Via Brain Machine Interface and Driver Monitoring Sensor Fusion (predicted by the chassis input intent of the fusion of brain-computer interface and driver monitoring sensors)", according to the patent abstract, according to the present invention, A sensor fusion method using a brain-computer interface (BMI) to obtain a higher resolution chassis input control viewing angle is described.
Tesla boss Musk has also invested in a company that specializes in brain-computer interfaces. And has shown the latest research results of "brain-computer interface" technology live. Musk showed everyone four piglets that have been implanted with brain-computer chips, and through the brain circuit diagram, we can clearly see the trajectory of pig brain activity.
Brain-computer interface technology is the use of brain waves as input signals, and then through the brain-computer interface for signal processing, the human thinking activities into command signals, and then with the help of external computers to achieve control of the device. Similar to the working principle of an EFI engine, the on-board computer calculates the optimal amount of fuel injection through the signals of each sensor, and then issues an execution command to the injector nozzle, where the sensor is the key.
In the movie "Hacker Empire", there is a scene and setting that is still a classic in the history of cinema to this day. That is, every time the protagonists enter the network, they insert a network cable in their heads, which is the brain-computer interface.
When people are discussing whether people will be addicted to the metacosm in the future, the brain-computer interface is the most immersive metacosmic experience. When the computer can directly output perceptual signals to the brain, then there is no longer a need for VR devices to deceive the senses, and this sense of reality is incomparable.
Tesla's "brain-computer interface" product is a sensor called linkv0.9. This sensor has a total of 1024 channels, the volume is only the size of a coin, through minimally invasive surgery implanted in the human brain, can sense the temperature of the human body, and read human brain waves, the future can store their own memories as a backup and then through the signal download transmission, in addition to the realization of mind control.
Ford's patent is similar, which means that the signal that the car can obtain through the brain-computer interface to predict what the driver wants to do, so as to help the driver operate in advance. In fact, this is a more euphemism written. Just like the relationship between autonomous driving and driving assistance now.
It is widely believed that there is a conflict between the metaverse and the automobile industry, after all, one is addicted to the virtual world, the other is heavy manufacturing.
But it is very interesting that the manufacturers who are currently showing great interest in brain-computer interfaces are all automobile manufacturers. In the future, brain-computer interfaces have the potential to become the intersection between reality and virtual, the automotive industry, and the metacosm.
When consciousness is fully immersed in the metacosm, the future of the automobile may become a tool for running errands in reality, serving the physical part. Therefore, the shape of the future car may be more confusing.