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BMW unveils color-changing "chameleon" car
One of the coolest things that was unveiled at CES 2022 was a car made by BMW that has the ability to change color. This chameleon car is the BMW iX Flow, and it is quite an interesting concept car.
BMW is one of the most exclusive car manufacturers in the world and has always stood out for its commitment to offering its customers the latest technology. Its vehicles are designed with intelligent systems that allow you to control various aspects of the vehicle.
This new vehicle has the ability to change color dynamically thanks to an intelligent electronic ink, located throughout the body of the vehicle and capable of transforming the colors of the car into an escape of gray.
That is, white, black or gray, they can even make a pattern that changes colors.
The car's wheels also have the ability to change color to suit the driver. Without a doubt, this is a great innovation in the automotive sector.
The technology used in this BMW car
The car firm has used "E Ink" technology which is an intelligent ink that is stimulated by electrical signals. These can be controlled by a mobile device, and it is capable of changing color according to what is established in them.
This is a technology that is not new and that has proven to be quite efficient and effective. It is presented as a kind of thick paper in which is the smart ink. However, the real challenge for the company is to include it in an object the size of a vehicle.
At the moment, the driver can only choose the desired color by means of a mobile phone. In the future the company plans to place a button inside the car or that can be controlled with gestures or voice commands.
The next step is to switch between different colors
As already mentioned, this technology only allows you to switch between white, gray and black. However, the company hopes that in the future vehicles will be able to switch between a greater variety of colors.
This would significantly improve the personalization of the vehicles, since you could take it with the colors you want. This is a technology that is still in its infancy, this vehicle is a prototype, so we will not be able to see it still driving the streets.
There are still a few more problems to solve and improve the E Ink to achieve great things. Without a doubt this is something quite promising and that can change the way we ride with our cars on the road.
