Philippe Aumont

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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…)

DVN-I Interview: DesignLED · ‘Lighting is the New UX’

Today we bring you DVN Interior General Editor Philippe Aumont’s interview with Dr. James Gourlay, Faurecia DesignLED’s technical director, and the company’s general manager and director, Stuart Bain. DVN: Where did DesignLED come from? How was it created? Stuart Bain: Coming from an academic and OLED optics background, Dr. James Gourlay had an idea 20…

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Elektrobit Software for Afeela Cockpit

Elektrobit, a software specialist involved with previous Sony car prototypes, is also involved in Sony Honda Mobility’s Afeela prototype. Elektrobit, a Continental subsidiary, developed the software architecture for the Afeela’s cockpit system—including the software for Qualcomm’s high-performance processors and the software through to the UX design for the cockpit displays. Integration services for the cockpit…

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NHK Spring Seat Minimizes Motion Sickness

People who suffer from car sickness may grimmace at the prospect of long rides where the autonomous vehicle does most of the driving. This year, about 120,000 vehicles capable of at least L3 autonomy will be made in Japan alone, according to the Fuji Chimera Research Institute, and that number is expected to climb to…

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Li L7 Interior: Full of Technology

Chinese EV manufacturer Li Auto has launched their L7 5-seater SUV. At the back of the front passenger seat is an electric footrest; a central armrest, and electric seats which can be adjusted to provide a back recline of between 25° and 40°. Furthermore, the seats have been designed with a 270° embracing design, and…

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Sabelt, Bcomp Technology in Sustainable Seats

Sabelt, a company based in Moncalieri, Italy, specializes in lightweight seats for high-performance cars. As part of their Carbogreen Project initiative, they’re developing a seat made from Bcomp’s flax fiber solutions. The initiative aims at developing sports car seating systems made of newly designed; renewable, and/or environmentally low-impact materials. Founded in 1972 by Piero and…

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Audis of the Future Will Be Interior-First, Exterior-Second

Audi is prioritizing interior design above all else in their future cars, according to their design chief Marc Lichte, who spoke at a preview of the Audi Activesphere concept: “In the past, the process was always the same; in the beginning there was the combustion engine and platform. Then together with sales and marketing, we…

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Remote-Controlled: First Driverless Car on Europe’s Roads

For the first time, a remote-controlled car is now driving through Hamburg without a safety driver. For three years, Vay has been testing the technology, which has had an exemption from Hamburg for use there since December 2022. The route includes a predefined area where remote-controlled driving will be tested. “This is a huge success…

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