Let’s take a look at China’s leading position in smart cockpits, including Ecarx and Forvia/Chery as a bridge example between east and west. In a software-defined car, a smart cockpit brings a personalized interaction experience to users by integrating one core, multiple screens, and multiple systems: voice recognition, gesture control, LCD instrumentation, HUD, DMS, ADAS…
Adient, one of the main suppliers for automotive seating, presented their latest innovations around the IAA this year. The company’s overall approach is characterized by responding to the need for more sustainable material use, while taking advantage of the potential that sustainable practices hold for streamlining processes. Responding to the need for overall cost and complexity reduction in…
AMS Osram has unveiled their Aliyos LED-on-foil technology. It is suitable for automotive exterior and interior lighting and can create three-dimensional lighting and animation effects. This can be used to display messages and information to drivers and other road users. The foil technology can also be used on curved vehicle surfaces. Aliyos technology enables mini-LEDs…
Plastic surface specialist Leonhard Kurz, in conjunction with Swarovski, has developed an HMI panel featuring an interface with color-matched crystals and integrated smart sensors. Kurz’s automotive sales manager Jörg Stierand says the panel, “in a day-night design reveals its secrets only after a closer look and never fails to create wow effects. The combination of…
Mitsubishi Electric’s new automotive in-cabin system, FLEXConnect, will be powered by BlackBerry IVY, an edge-to-cloud vehicle data platform. The collaboration will marshal an array of sensor data to anticipate safety risks, reduce driver distractions, highlight potential driving hazards, and enable new consumer experiences. Mitsubishi Electric’s expertise is in electrical and electronic equipment in information processing…
Optimum travel comfort was one of the most important goals during the development of the ID.7, Volkswagen’s first medium-large EV. The optional ‘ergoPremium’ seats, which have been certified by the German Campaign for Healthier Backs (AGR – Aktion Gesunder Rücken), combine comfort with innovative massage programs, automatic air conditioning, and an advanced activation function for…
EV maker Nio is offering their own smartphone in China with many control functions to Nio vehicles. The Nio Phone has more than 30 car-specific functions and a novel connectivity technology. With the device, a driver can unlock the car and drive forward or park automatically, Nio CEO William Li said at the product’s presentation…
By Athanassios Tubidis On February 27, 1911 in Detroit, an electric automobile starter was demonstrated on a Cadillac motor with a press of a button. In 1912, Cadillac put the electric starter on its Model 30, making gasoline engines easy to operate. The new invention changed everything in the world of motion. Quest/Getty image Indeed,…
Italdesign is a longtime specialist in styling, engineering, production, and mobility. It is part of the VW/Aaudi Group since 2010, headquartered in Turin, Italy, with over 1,000 employees. Fifty years ago, Giorgetto Giugiaro and the working group from the Italdesign Centro Stile presented the Asso di Picche, Italian for—Ace of Spades—at the IAA in Frankfurt.…
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