"Meta has been experimenting with EMG technology for years. In 2025, the company commercialized it for the first time in its Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, which users control via a dedicated neural band that is able to interpret subtle muscle movements in the wrist. Now, at CES 2026, the company is offering its first look at how its neural band could be used to control devices outside of its smart glasses lineup."
"The demo I tried was fairly limited: while wearing a neural band, I was able to navigate two apps on a touchscreen display in Garmin's cockpit setup. In one, I used pinch and swipe gestures to manipulate an onscreen model of a car, much like how I would use the band to zoom in and out of an image while wearing the display glasses."
"But at CES, the companies were showing off a very early demo of how Meta's neural band inside of a car to control the built-in infotainment system. Garmin, which works with a number of major car brands on infotainment systems, seems to be thinking about some more practical use cases too. The company told me that it will explore using the neural band to control vehicle functions like rolling down windows or unlocking doors."
Meta developed EMG-based neural band technology and commercialized it in 2025 with Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, enabling control via subtle wrist muscle movements. At CES 2026, Meta and Garmin demonstrated using the wrist-based controller to operate in-car systems as part of Garmin's Unified Cabin concept. Demo interactions included pinch and swipe gestures to manipulate an onscreen car model and to play a 2048 game on a touchscreen cockpit display. Garmin plans to explore practical vehicle controls such as rolling down windows and unlocking doors using the neural band. Meta also announced a research collaboration with the University of Utah.
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