A new filing with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office seems to suggest that Volkswagen may be developing a new infotainment concept that uses eye tracking to operate a car’s secondary controls. Although the company has been quickly backpedaling from its touch-sensitive controls in favor of physical buttons (like those in the 2025 Tiguan), the patent nevertheless describes a somewhat complicated-sounding system that will feature a driver-facing camera that can detect the user’s viewing direction and suggest controls appropriately.
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