AUTOMOTIVE HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE

摘要

An automotive human machine interface (5) comprising a control console (7) with a display unit; a plurality of communication interfaces (8) designed to allow the control console (7) to communicate; wherein a first one of the communication interfaces (8) is defined by a support (8) to which the control console (7) can be removably fixed, and a second one of the communication interfaces (8) is defined by either a further support (8) to which the control console (7) can be removably fixed or a wireless communication system which allows the control console (7) to communicate when it is detached from any of the supports (8); the supports (8) being configured to enable the support (8) to which the control console (7) is fixed to be recognized; and an electronic management unit configured to manage operation of the control console (7), to cause user-selectable functions to be displayed on the control console (5), and automatically reconfigure access of a user to the user-selectable functions depending on the communication interface (8) through which the control console (7) communicates.