On Sunday, the Chinese technology company Honor launched globally its new “Magic 6 Pro” smartphone, and presented a trial version enhanced with artificial intelligence that enables users to unlock and move their cars remotely, simply by looking at their phone screens.
This tool is already available in China and the company is working to integrate it commercially abroad.
The company relied on developing a dedicated application for its new phone that allows it to be connected directly to a smart car via Bluetooth. Its interface includes 4 buttons, one to start the engine, another to stop it, a third to make the car move forward, and the last to move it backwards.
Controlling the buttons requires the user to focus his eyes for 2 or 3 seconds on one of these buttons, to be pressed by default, and the command begins to be executed.
Honor cooperated with Autocar to demonstrate how to control a car simply by eye movement, according to a video clip published by the Chinese company.
Honor indicated that it does not intend to introduce the feature of controlling car movement via eye movement, since it is not safe and impractical, but it confirmed its intention to provide many advantages in the future based on eye movement tracking technology.
Huawei Technologies sold Honor in November 2020, and it is now a subsidiary of Shenzhen Zhixin State Corporation.
Technology and telecommunications companies are launching new products and features ahead of the annual Mobile World Congress scheduled to begin in Barcelona on Monday, in the hope that publicity related to artificial intelligence will boost the companies’ growth prospects.
Smartphone makers hope this kind of promotion will help shore up a stagnant market, although many experts say generative AI could raise legal or ethical concerns.
According to the International Data Corporation, in 2023, Apple acquired a market share in China of 17.3%, while Honor obtained 17.1%.
Honor is also launching the new MagicBook Pro 16 laptop with an artificial intelligence feature that allows users to transfer programs such as messaging applications between devices, for example from an Android smartphone to a Windows computer with the swipe of a finger. on the screen.
Honor CEO George Chao said in a statement that the company has a firm belief in the importance of providing the ability to move between various operational systems, especially in the age of artificial intelligence.
