What's more the HMU system can pick up information from adjacent shops and businesses when set to its "City Browser" mode, a feature some will find wonderfully informative and others a little too intrusive. Like it or lump it, such force fed media will likely be a "service" automakers will offer as part of their navigation/GPS systems in the not too distant future, a profitable business model that could have us receiving annoying cheeseburger, fries and drink two-for-one ads along with really appreciated notifications about sale priced gasoline.
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| The HMU system can pick up information from adjacent shops and businesses when set to its "City Browser" mode. (Photo: Nissan) |
Adverts aside, the real benefit to the general layout of the HMU and HMI units is a clean and serene surrounding area befitting the vehicle's Serenity nameplate, completely uncluttered by the various buttons that usually crowd into conventional dash areas and center stacks - the latter not part of this concept's interior design.
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| The Serenity features an "Individual AV System" and Bodysonic sound system for each of the second row seating positions. (Photo: Nissan) |
Designed to enhance the life the passengers, the Serenity features an "Individual AV System" for each of the second row seating positions. I feel for those families with three children, whose third row passengers would go without a monitor. The infighting such a system would cause would have me opting for the Quest's best-in-class dual roof-mounted monitors instead. Just the same individual monitors allow smaller families to simultaneously watch different DVDs or play favorite games. Flat speakers embedded in the front seat headrests have been optimized to reduce sound leakage to the adjacent passenger, with headphones still being part of the package I'm sure despite their not being mentioned. The second row seats also feature a Bodysonic sound system which is supposed to increase real-life presence such as in a movie theater.