Car Interiors: Platforms for Technology
This week’s in-depth article shows how it is possible to leverage a new dimension of interior lighting into a network integrating sensors and actuators into the ISELED chain. That paves…
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Magna Ambient Lighting…and More!
Ambient lighting in the passenger car is reaching new dimensions. The number of LEDs and interior lighting functions are increasing. By using digital LEDs like those in accord with the ISELED alliance’s standards, new dynamics and communication speeds can be achieved. Magna is looking at whether partially decentralized communication of ambient lighting in the interior…
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Car Interior 2021 Pace Award Finalists
Technical innovations from 27 suppliers around the world have been named finalists in the 2021 Automotive News PACE contest, now in its 27th year. At the same time, 23 finalists from 20 companies have been named for the Automotive News PACEpilot award (pre-commercial innovations, created in 2019 to detect innovations earlier, such as at CES…
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US SAFE Act Could Mandate DMS for Future Cars
The SAFE Act, introduced on April 26, would prompt the US Department of Transportation to investigate driver monitoring systems and rule on whether they should be mandatory in vehicles. The most recent crash involving a Tesla Model S and alleged connections to running driver-assist features without a driver behind the wheel spurred a lot of…
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Prophesee Neuromorphic Vision Systems For Xperi DMS
New sensing technologies complement standard vision system capabilities, enhancing driver and occupant safety, enabling increased personalization, advancing in-cabin experience to third space experience. DTS®, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xperi Holding, announced a world-first neuromorphic driver monitoring solution (DMS), powered by Prophesee Metavision® event-based vision sensor. DTS was covered in DVN Interior on April 1 2021.…
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VW ID.Light For Driver-Vehicle Communication
ID. Light has arrived in the latest generation of VW electric vehicles. It is based on a narrow light strip designed to intuitively assist the vehicle occupants. It uses different light pulses to signal whether the car is ready to drive, which direction (according to the navigation system) it should turn, or whether the battery…
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Butterfly Nanostructure Inspires Metalmark Air Purification
Inspired by the nanostructures on the surface of butterfly wings, Metalmark has developed 3D nanostructured materials capable of catalytically breaking down volatile organic compounds (VOCs), ultra-fine particulates, and odor-producing chemicals smaller than 0.3 microns. When used in an air cleaning system, it breaks down pollutants without the formation or release of secondary contaminants. IAQ (interior…
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Polestar 2 Interior: Sustainable Materials Throughout
The Polestar brand continues its efforts to be a sustainable brand following the introduction of its WeaveTech vegan upholstery in 2020. The new Polestar 2 comes as standard with embossed textile upholstery made from a vegan material that comes in two colorways to match new 3D-etched panels within the vehicle. Other interior features included on…
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_Car interiors Unplugged
18. Ownership_ (this story is part of an ongoing series introducing automotive interiors as an evolution of our habitat)Ever since alchemists failed in their attempt to create gold out of dust, value creation became somewhat more complex of an issue. Humans though, have never given up the tale of a magic act that enables possession…
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Occupant Monitoring: The End of Privacy?
Guidehouse Insights is a market intelligence company that provides emerging technology research, data, and benchmarking services for today’s rapidly changing and highly regulated industries. Principal Analyst Sam Abuelsamid says eventually high-resolution systems will be used for authentication: a camera recognizes you and can bring up your preferences and authenticate you to use the vehicle. Even…
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