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Philippe Aumont is a highly experienced executive with almost 40 years in the automotive interior supplier industry. Both engineering & business graduate, completed by many general management programs. He acted as Chief Technology Officer at Faurecia Seating, between 2011 and 2017. Previously he worked for Roth Frères, Johnson Controls and Faurecia, with various position in R&D, Marketing, Strategy, new product development, Open Innovation, start-ups, university, and earlier in JIT, Production, Program Management, Costing, Sales… with permanent assignment in France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany, and frequent travels in the US, Japan, China & India. Philippe is board member at SIA (Society of Automotive Engineers in France), and Ecole Centrale de Nantes (Engineering school). Philippe is passionate about automotive product and business model reshuffling (Autonomy, Connectivity, New Energy, Environment, and Car sharing), Innovation culture, organization, Technology scouting, Start-ups, Occupant-centric Design (Comfort, Perceived Quality, HMI, Cognitive…)

DeLorean, Giugiaro, and Hyundai

By Athanassios Tubidis The sale of 1.5 million Hyundai cars was outperformed by ‘Jurassic Park’ box office in 1994. It is the very moment when the Korean government under Kim Young-sam’s administration, officially recognized the gigantic financial prospect and export value provided by the creative trades in advancing Korea’s cultural diplomacy. Hyundai N Vision looks…

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BMW + Meta for Stable AR and VR

In a collaborative research project, the BMW Group Technology Office in Mountain View, California, and Meta’s Reality Labs Research have been evaluating ways in which augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) can be integrated into vehicle cabins. The companies have demonstrated that it is possible to accurately display stable VR and MR content to…

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Waymo, Uber in Driverless Ride, and Delivery Pact

Uber has signed a multi-year strategic partnership with Waymo (the Google self-driving car project), offering driverless rides and deliveries to customers. The new partnership could bring scale to Waymo’s driverless tech, while offering a pool of potential customers. Both Waymo and Uber were founded in 2009 and have taken very different trajectories in the mobility…

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Renault, Valeo to Co-Develop Software-Defined Vehicles

Renault and Valeo will expand their collaboration to software-defined vehicles (SDV). The two companies intend to jointly develop the electrical and electronic architecture of the next generations of Renault Group vehicles. Valeo will supply Renault with electrical and electronic components, notably a high performance computer, as well as on-board application software such as parking assistance.…

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Jens Kaatze is Mocom, Wipag CEO

Jens Kaatze, the CEO of Wipag, has now also taken over management of Mocom Compounds. Both companies are part of the international, family-owned Otto Krahn Group, based in Hamburg, Germany. The group comprises plastics distributor Albis; plastics compounder mocom; the Krahn Chemie Group, and the recycling specialist Wipag. In the 2022 financial year, the Otto…

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Akkodis: Development Partner for the BMW i Vision Dee

From the implementation of initial sketches to the drivable show car, Akkodis was involved in the design and construction of the BMW i Vision Dee. According to the statement, the engineering service provider developed the specific battery and the wiring harness. Furthermore, the developers realized the on-board network with their so-called Gigabox, a “hub between…

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Color-Materials-Finish

Color-Materials-Finish (CMF) is an area of industrial design that focuses on the chromatic; tactile, and decorative characteristics of products and environments. CMF influences whether a product feels cheap or luxurious; durable or fragile. Consumer aspirations and brand identity are key motivators for CMF design, which deals with the look; feel; sound, and scent of a…

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