Volkswagen's New Smartphone App Creates Music Based On Your Driving (Video)

Volkswagen has created a new smartphone app in collaboration with Underworld, the application creates music which is based on your driving.

The music is created in real time and the app collects data when your smartphone is connected to the computer in VW’s Golf GTI, it uses data from engine speed, RPM, acceleration and more to create the music, have a look at the video below.

The innovative app reads how and where you drive, translating it into music live. The app gets speed and RPM data from the GTI’s on-board computer. The steering acceleration and location data is calculated from a combination of the accelerometer, gyroscope and GPS receiver present in the iPhone. All of the data collected is filtered and smoothed before use.

The application makes use of the musical programming language PD (Pure Data) to generate the music and effects live. So you create unique music with your drive in real time. Driving Music reinvented.

You can find out more details about this new smartphone app for the VW GTI over at Volkswagen.

Source Damn Geeky, Gizmodo