http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/06/bmw-gesture-controls/

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"Now, I’m not a great driver myself, but I’d imagine that constantly moving your hands around while driving could be a little distracting and dangerous. "

Both BMW's and Volkswagen's gesture controls work with an in-car camera...EDIG technology = more advanced...no?