Auto brands take tech test on voice-driven cars, joystick-run wheels

Renault, Yamaha, Maruti Suzuki are among a long list of auto majors turning to technology to woo the next generation of buyers

Cars that understand voice commands, bike seats that reshape themselves to cushion the rider and bikes that rebalance themselves according to the riders’ position and two-seaters on four wheels that can be steered through busy streets with a joystick—stuff that once seemed straight out of a sci-fi movie is making its way to Indian showrooms. Some of these were showcased at the recently held automobile expo in New Delhi and companies have already begun taking orders and set their launch dates; others have lined up a schedule for their India debut. But across automobile companies such as Renault, Maruti Suzuki,