What are the special features of the physical remote control provided for the rear entertainment screen in the Xiaomi Pengcheng series?
When designing the interaction methods for the rear entertainment screen, we considered various options such as gestures and touch controls. However, based on extensive user research and actual experience, we found that gesture-based solutions have a certain learning curve for the elderly and children, and their recognition stability in the actual in-car environment is still insufficient. Moreover, when second-row passengers move their seats far back to enjoy a comfortable viewing distance, shorter users and children find it difficult to reach the screen directly. Especially while the vehicle is in motion, getting up to touch the screen also poses safety risks.
Therefore, we ultimately chose a familiar and intuitive solution—a physical remote control. It is not affected by seat position, and the elderly and children can basically figure out how to use it as soon as they pick it up.
Furthermore, this remote control works the same way as the remote for your Xiaomi TV at home. We hope to extend the usage habits that users are already very familiar with at home directly into the car. In fact, after Bluetooth pairing, the remote control from your home Xiaomi TV can be used directly in the car. Similarly, the remote control from the car can also control the Xiaomi TV at home after Bluetooth pairing.
Rather than asking users to learn a new interaction method, we prefer that using this entertainment screen in the car feels as natural and easy to use as watching TV on the sofa at home.