Smart Interior Archives - Page 129 of 357

Mobility Book Streaming, Legible and LiveOne

An exclusive joint strategic partnership has been formed between book infotainment and media company Legible and technology platform LiveOne. The two companies will provide what they’re calling the first ever in-car streaming service to the automotive industry in the North American region. The partnership will allow customers to stream and access Legible’s audiobook and e-book…

To access this post, you must register DVN Interior Gold Membership.

Tunisian Automaker Gets In JV With Chery

Wallyscar is a Tunisian car manufacturer, founded in 2006 and based in Ben Arous. Production is 600 units per year. The brand was named after the Wallis and Futuna island in the Pacific Ocean. The company sells in a few countries, including France, Spain, Qatar and Morocco. Wallyscar cooperates with Stellantis, using a PSA petrol…

To access this post, you must register DVN Interior Gold Membership.

Berlin Nio Innovation Center to Become More Eurocentric

On 4 July the Nio Berlin Innovation Center was inaugurated, marking a milestone in the company’s international expansion. It aims to enhance the intelligent experience for European users through localized R&D, thus signaling Nio’s commitment to tailor their products and services to the specific needs of the European market. The Nio Berlin Innovation Center houses…

To access this post, you must register DVN Interior Gold Membership.

Tactotek Show Their Technology, Ecosystem at IMSE Days

DVN Interior attended Tactotek’s IMSE Days ‘lift off’ event. It was a showcase of the Tactotek ecosystem for In-Mold Structural Electronics (IMSE), which enable and differentiate brands in car interiors. With new designs integrating electronics and plastics, smart surfaces with IMSE bring intelligence to any structure by digitizing plastics. IMSE Days illustrated the best of…

To access this post, you must register DVN Interior Gold Membership.

Webasto’s Innovation Area Glass

Light effects, shading at the push of a button or solar cells: roof systems in cars today are more than just an opening overhead. Webasto, based in Stockdorf, Germany, is a longtime top expert in sunroofs, and now they’re developing high-tech glass and innovative, creative roof concepts. Large glass surfaces – great cinema: A starry…

To access this post, you must register DVN Interior Gold Membership.

Omnivision’s New NIR In-Cabin Monitoring Tech

Semiconductor supplier Omnivision has revealed two new pieces of componentry for their near-infrared (NIR) technology portfolio: the OX02C1S, a 2.5MP RGB IR BSI global shutter (GS) sensor for in-cabin driver and occupant monitoring systems (DMS and OMS), and the OX01H1B, a 1.5MP mono (IR) GS sensor for driver monitoring systems (DMS). Both new sensors feature…

To access this post, you must register DVN Interior Gold Membership.

Asahi Kasei Predicts How Plastics Will Shape Future Cars

Plastics play a key role in the transformation to more sustainable mobility. The Japanese technology group Asahi Kasei conducted, at the end of 2022, their fourth Automotive Interior Survey of 1,000 vehicle users in each of Germany, the USA, and China. Result: A sustainable vehicle is no longer defined solely in terms of drive technology,…

To access this post, you must register DVN Interior Gold Membership.

Dongfeng’s ‘Smart Car’s Eye’ Digital Sideview Mirror

Effective from July 1, a new regulation on motor vehicles’ indirect vision devices will be officially implemented in China, signaling the legal acceptance of electronic rear-view mirrors on automobiles. Wuhan-based Dongfeng, the № 2 Chinese automaker, has developed their own electronic rear-view mirror called the “smart car’s eye” (translated from Chinese), which will debut on Dongfeng’s…

To access this post, you must register DVN Interior Gold Membership.

Not a DVN member?

Receive DVN newsletter headlines for free now!