Hand gestures may soon...

Hand gestures may soon replace buttons and switches in cars. Scientists at Friedrich-Alexander University in Germany have invented software so motorists won"t have to touch any controls at all. A dashboard unit tracks the driver"s hands, so a gesture is all that"s needed to change the air-con or switch on the radio.

The company maintains...

The company maintains there is no design-fault with the mechanism, but now appears to have back-tracked on its original stance and is contacting more than 400,000 Clio II owners