DVN Interior Think Tank: A Great Start!
The first DVN Interior Think Tank took place last week in Köln. This seminar was a successful test for intended future small working events about issues and items the interior…
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Talking, Listening About HMI at Think Tank Seminar
At the first DVN-Interior Think Tank seminarlast week in Köln, there was a great dea of insightful dialogue around HMI: what it is; what works well, what needs to be improved. We paved the way for an industry platform to publish guidelines and quantitative criteria. Research topics were discussed, as well. Thanks to Honda; Ansys;…
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Yanfeng’s Optimized Airbag Module
Yanfeng has presented a new solution for integrating the passenger airbag into the instrument panel. The new airbag module requires less installation space and reduces weight and costs. It’s the result of collaboration between Yanfeng’s Interior and Safety business units. Instead of individual parts, the new solution combines the airbag shaft with the module housing…
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TomTom in Stellantis SmartCockpit
Stellantis’ partnership with map experts TomTom complements that announced earlier this year with Amazon. Both will bring their skills to the operation of the new SmartCockpit interface, planned to equip the group’s vehicles from 2024. According to Stellantis, it will allow users to interact with their vehicle by touch, voice, look or gestures. In other…
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Harman Kardon Tunes for Renault Austral
A partnership between Harman Kardon and Renault is continuing with the launch of the new Austral compact SUV. A premium sound system from Harman Kardon will feature in the top trim lines of Renault’s latest vehicle and will combine high-performance loudspeakers with advanced technologies to create a special sound experience for interior occupants. The system…
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Continental HUD Wins CES Innovation Award
Continental’s Scenic View Head-Up Display (HUD) has been named a CES Innovation Award Honoree under the product category Vehicle Tech & Advanced Mobility. The Scenic View HUD hides a vehicle’s display inside the dashboard and reflects information onto the lower black-band area of the windshield. The state-of-the-art solution reduces driver look-down angle. Drivers get all…
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Advanced Interior in Toyota’s bZ
Toyota just revealed their bZ electric compact SUV Concept at the recent LA Auto Show—the second Toyota full-EV after the bZ4X crossover, after 25 years of hybrid vehicles such as the Prius—still an important part of Toyota strategy, as they introduced the new Prius and Prius Prime hybrids just before the auto show. The concept…
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Mercedes B-Class Interior Upgrade
For their latest B-Class, Mercedes has fitted the driver-side of the interior with a dual-screen display consisting of a 7″ instrument cluster and a 10.25″ head unit as standard. Available as an optional extra, a pair of 10.25″ displays can be chosen for a widescreen look. A redesigned center console and a new steering wheel…
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Peugeot to Debut Inception Concept at CES
Peugeot will reveal their Inception concept vehicle at CES in Las Vegas on 5 January. The concept “will give a taste of the next generation of models,” Peugeot said in a news release. The brand’s future models will be headlined by the next-generation 3008 compact SUV, which will be revealed next year. Peugeot did not…
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Next meeting…
Meetings are an integral part of our work load and, as a widely known, up to 40 per cent of employee time is spent on meetings from which at least four out of ten, are considered excessive. Meetings are surrounded by a lot of negative press and seen as one of the most common problems…
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