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Sennheiser-Continental Immersive Sound in New Morgan

New technological coöperation between Morgan Motor and Sennheiser aims to improve the interior audio of future Morgan vehicles, harnessing Continental Engineering Services’ Ac2ated Sound system. Due to limited space; low weight requirements, and the fact that Morgans are open-top cars, sound quality development for audio systems has proved a challenge. The automaker says these difficulties…

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Autoneum’s Sustainable, Felt-Based Sound Insulation

The acoustic performance of a vehicle is always a compromise of acoustic sources and acoustic absorption, and constrained weight and cost. With its new Flexi-Loft material, Swiss-based, Autoneum—experts in acoustic and thermal management—says they are offering a felt-based technology which, thanks to a blend of recycled cotton and functional fibers, reduces product weight and allows…

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Hyundai VR for Simultaneous All-Around Development

Hyundai has recently highlighted the advances made in the use of VR technology by their design and development teams on new vehicle projects. Designers work with industry-standard software specially modified so that they can work in collaboration across multi-user and multi-location environments. Using this software, they can create models and immersive environments in VR. This,…

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After 5G, Here’s How 6G Will Change Our Interaction with Technology

Mobile operators are accelerating the rollout of the flexible, low-latency, multi-gigabit-per-second communications network known as 5G. The technology promises not only faster data rates, higher reliability and low latency but also a more flexible and programmable network. In parallel, next generation is in development, 6G. The hope for 6G technology is to enable a ubiquitous,…

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Lear Buying IGB, Thagora

Lear Corporation, experts in seating and E-systems, has definitively agreed to buy I.G. Bauerhin (IGB), a privately-held supplier of automotive seat heating-ventilation-active cooling; steering wheel heating; seat sensors, and electronic control modules. Lear headquarters is in Southfield, Michigan. They serve every major automaker in the world, and rank № 179 on the Fortune 500.…

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Aunde, TB Kawashima Expand Cooperation

Last year, Aunde and TB (Toyota Boshoku) Kawashima established a joint venture in India. Now the two suppliers’ coöperation is being expanded to other markets with the aim to strengthen competitiveness on the world market for interior materials. TB Kawashima Development is a Toyota Boshoku consolidated subsidiary for manufacturing and sales of interior materials and…

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HMI Screens Gain Functional Flexibility

Tesla introduced a screen-only cockpit in 2013. Mercedes recently introduced their giant Hyperscreen. Polestar has determined that people in cars prefers to enjoy the outside view, and BMW designers are thinking outside the screens. And this is just a small sample of many statements about in-car touchscreens that seem at least a little contradictory. Are…

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