Vision Zero is a multinational road traffic safety project that aims to achieve a highway system with no fatalities or serious injuries involving road traffic. It started in Sweden as a project approved by that country’s parliament in 1997. Advances in technology and technique are dramatically redefining standards and best practices in vehicle design, and…
Companies like Future Lighting Technologies (FLT) and Aunde work on the development of textile lighting systems for implementation in the car interior. Aunde, based in Mönchengladbach (Germany), works through Munda—a joint venture with the lighting specialists at Mentor. Principle of textile lighting systems: The light of LEDs is fed into the fabric’s fiber ends and…
Japanese interior parts supplier TS Tech, who supply many seats to Honda, has been working with Canatu, a Finland-based maker of 3D formable and stretchable films and touch sensors. The two companies have jointly developed a new demonstrator to showcase the capabilities of both companies’ technologies in interior applications. The new demonstrator is in the…
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the risk of contamination in all types of transportation. The coronavirus adds to the risk of car interiors which due to their warm, humid, seldom-cleaned environments are practically petri dishes for bacteria and germs to multiply. According to several consistent study results, (U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information; Queen Mary…
Augmented reality with camera-based technology is developing everywhere in the automotive market. Magna will release their Clearview™ system in 2022. It uses a combination of camera and mirror technology to provide drivers with an enhanced field of view. The system’s interior mirror features a frameless design with the ability to electronically switch between a traditional…
In a previous issue of DVN-I, we reported on an unusual problem with Hyundai’s deluxe Palisade SUV: the top-of-the-range Ultimate AWD trim’s head restraints emit a foul smell that defies efforts at remediation. At fault is the nappa leather wrapped around the head rests (lower-trim models with cloth seats don’t stink). Now Hyundai has a…
Aznom is an Italian coachbuilder based in Monza. They offer no catalog or price list (if you have to ask…!). Their stock in trade is expertise, attention to detail, and high-quality materials such as leather, wood, and fabrics. Using these, they create bespoke customization to suit the desire and whim of their clients. As a…
SEAT held their second Innovation Day, an event centered on identifying and encouraging the spirit of innovation among the company’s own employees, with a focus on materials innovations that will improve the sustainability credentials of interiors. The first one, called Ku-Fizz™, is a physical foam technology that reduces the weight of plastic parts, through the…
This year’s fair was held purely online from 9 to 12 November. With Electronica Virtual, exhibitors and visitors had the opportunity to meet despite travel restrictions and to exchange information about new products and innovative solutions in the field of electronics. Electronica virtual at a glance: Virtual exhibition for product presentations, discussions and networkingVirtual conference program with presentations by…
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