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Probably they can - as you can see on the photo, the woman is wearing a headphone…

From Motor Trend:

If you're wondering how this works, we'll try to break it down for you. Built in collaboration with Bosch, Mercedes-Benz engineers developed a centrally located 8-in. screen capable of dual image display by placing TF-LCD pixels adjacent to each other. A filter then divides the pixels in a fashion allowing each passenger to view their given portion -- meaning the driver can follow a navigation map while his passenger can check out the latest Hollywood flick. For further privacy, wireless headphones ensure neither gets distracted (or jealous).


M

They're working on it. It was the 2003 F500 Mind I believe, who featured I don't know what system allowing the GPS info to be heard by the driver only, whereas the passenger is hearing something else...

Here what I found on netcarshow.com about the F500 Mind:


New F 500 Mind research vehicle from Mercedes showcases the automotive technology of the future


To mark the opening of the 37th Tokyo Motor Show, DaimlerChrysler Board Members Professor Jürgen Hubbert and Dr. Thomas Weber this morning unveiled the new F 500 Mind research vehicle. "This mobile research laboratory gives an insight into how automotive technology is set to look in the future and showcases more than a dozen new technical features," explained Professor Jürgen Hubbert at the press conference held on the Mercedes stand. "The F 500 Mind is thereby preparing the way for the development of these technologies for use in series production."
With a body length of 5092 millimetres and a wheelbase of 2965 mm, the F 500 Mind offers a significant gain in legroom in the rear compared with present-day saloons. This was made possible by using new electronic accelerator and brake pedals, which take up far less space than their conventional mechanical equivalents.


The multivision display in the cockpit of the F 500 Mind forms the centrepiece of an innovative instrumentation and control system which offers the driver more flexible communication of information and at the same time reduces fatigue. The dials and displays in the instrument cluster are programmable and their images can be optically superposed or combined by means of a semitransparent mirror. An advanced voice-operated control system and an ultrasound-based driver information system take ease of operation to even greater heights. The ultrasonic technology directs the sound at the driver so that only he or she can hear the information from the navigation system, the traffic news and other sound-based information sources, while the front passenger and rear passengers remain undisturbed.


In the dark or when visibility is poor, the innovative night vision system projects its images onto the right-hand monitor of the multivision display. The Night Vision system consists of two infrared laser headlamps on the front of the vehicle which "illuminate" the road ahead with their invisible light for a distance of up to 150 metres, plus a camera on the windscreen. This allows the driver to spot hazards much earlier than in a vehicle operating with conventional dipped headlamps, meaning that Night Vision offers yet more scope for making night driving safer.
The drive system in the research vehicle is a state-of-the-art diesel hybrid unit with a total power output of 234 kW. Over the European driving cycle it uses up to 20 per cent less fuel than a comparable direct-injection diesel engine.




Quite amazing isn't it?

Amazing the things that Mercedes puts out in these F cars. I gotta quit letting their styling turn me off to the car's tech.

M

Marcus whats the size of the current command screen in the S class now?

Wow, so MB beat BMW to the punch. So much for the BMW guys hyping this tech up in the other thread, and I don't mean that as a knock.

I think it's either 7 or 8 inches.

8 inch LCD.


M

Amazing feature. Really a futurestic technology for a futurestic car.

Now if they really want to sell some cars to men, they could introduce, "Nagtronic," that silences out that nagging wife.