Five car things to look out for at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show

Last year, Volkswagen showcased a Golf GTI with integrated ChatGPT. This time, we’re expecting the German carmaker to zone in on its 'Car-Net Safe and Secure' connected services. That means more driver assist features (ADAS), including real-time hazard notifications. Watch out, rogue traffic cones.

Volvo chief Martin Lundstedt will be repeating the words 'one hundred'. A lot. The Swedish group sees a '100 per cent safe', '100 per cent more production transportation and infrastructure', and '100 per cent fossil-free' future. More interestingly, that includes 'combustion engines running on renewable biofuels'.

Remember the Vision Neue Klasse? A production version of the car will be making an appearance with BMW’s all-new user interface (UI) or user experience (UX). One more sleep until we find out if that panoramic dash and central display combo in the render made the final cut.

Though Hyundai's car bit isn’t making an official appearance, the company's software arm is showcasing full holographic windscreen tech it launched back in October 2024. The 'solution' projects virtual features on the windshield glass, somewhat flying in the face of Hyundai's design chief extolling the importance of physical buttons.

Word has it biometrics will be making an appearance on automotive supplier Continental’s stand. It’s all part of the software-defined vehicle, using sensors, algorithms and the cloud to showcase its Invisible Biometrics Sensing Display (red laser beams not included, sadly). It’s all about introducing systems that are passive like airbags – you don’t need to know about it until you need it.