Take a glance at the vehicle displays shown at CES — the global technology conference going on in Las Vegas — and you could be forgiven for thinking you are at the movies. CEO and chairman Carsten Breitfeld was referring to the jaw-dropping, 48-inch screen inside the Chinese-funded company's M-Byte car. But its super-sized display — supplied by China's BOE Technology Group — is proving an undeniable trend in the automotive world, fuelled by the rise of more connected cars. "The screens are the window to the digital world," said Gorden Wagener, chief design officer for Daimler AG, Mercedes-Benz's parent. That, more than Tesla's influence, is the primary reason automakers have embraced larger screens, Rhodes said.

Source: CBC News January 10, 2019 03:00 UTC