Seat Belt Reminder How do you reliably detect a seat occupant and remind them to fasten their belt? Let’ have a look! Luxembourg-based IEE is a sensor company; for 30 years, they’ve been delivering car interior sensing solutions to the world’s industry. Ever since seat belts first started becoming mandatory in some countries in the…
Mercedes-Benz and the startup Zync have agreed on a partnership. Zync will provide its platform for digital entertainment in Mercedes-Benz vehicles. This will allow customers to access many streaming services. The scalable, cloud-based Zync platform will be seamlessly integrated into Mercedes-Benz hardware and current and future operating systems. Page layouts will be optimized to make…
Hyundai Mobis has developed a controller that analyzes a driver’s vital signs such as posture; heart rate, and brainwaves. Called the Smart Cabin Controller, the technology consists of four sensors to measure the vital signs of occupants, a controller to analyze these signs and software logic. Although there are already controllers in the mobility industry…
Founded in 2013, Shenzhen-based Minieye is a vehicle sensing solutions provider working to reduce traffic accidents and improve vehicle occupant safety and advance the automation of vehicles. They’ve developed a product portfolio to meet the various demands for specific markets, including their L0-2 ADAS solution iSafety; their L2+ intelligent pilot solution iPilot; their smart cockpit…
US foam producer Woodbridge has developed a process to integrate biogenic carbon (biocarbon) in its purest form into the company’s polyurethane (PU) seating foam chemistry. The new product, TrimVisible Bio, is stated to enable a cradle-to-grave reduction in CO2 footprint for automotive seating foam without compromising material properties, performance and comfort. The original TrimVisible (recognized…
The Qt Company is collaborating with Bosch to deploy a unified cross-platform HMI design and development framework to provide auto makers with the tools to create a solution-ready digital cockpit. With the latest addition from Qt for micro controller units (MCUs), the platform can now be developed and deployed to any automotive grade micro-processing units…
The new Peugeot 408 is said to be about controlled efficiency and a high-level digital experience. The driver’s seat has been awarded the AGR (Aktion Gesunder Rücken in German , Action for Healthy Back) label by an independent German association of ergonomics and back health experts. The label recognizes both the ergonomics and the range…
Big things are changing with designing new vehicles. Developing new concepts and understanding how they might look in the real-world environment is crucial for customer acceptance and ultimate success. At automaker design studios worldwide, new visualization tools are being implemented daily. Placing a vehicle in different life-like situations gives designers and marketing professionals real-world data…
It is remarkable how many people have tried to build their own car and produce it in the relatively short automotive history of just a century. It is also amazing how many suffered the consequences and ended up incarcerated. Seemingly, all made the same mistake: underestimating the production costs of their beloved concept, and that…
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