Smart Interior

BMW has announced updates for the 2025 BMW 3 Series to enhance its design, technology, and performance. It will feature the BMW Curved Display with iDrive 8.5, to improve digitalization and the user experience, and BMW says the updated chassis tuning provides a better balance between sportiness and comfort. The cabin has been designed to…

After four years, Škoda has given the Octavia a facelift. The changes are particularly noticeable on the inside: the Octavia is becoming more digital. Instead of the previous analog instrument cluster, there is now a 10-inch instrument screen and a 10-inch central screen. In the more expensive versions, there is even a 13-inch display on…

Covestro has partnered with Chinese big-data giant Alibaba Cloud to enhance supply chain transparency for sustainable plastics. According to the companies, this collaboration aims to meet rising consumer expectations and regulatory requirements by measuring the use and carbon footprint of sustainable materials along the value chain. Covestro will provide sustainable plastic solutions along with their…

Japanese printing company Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) has developed a mass-production technique for an environmentally-friendly, propylene-based decorative film for automobile interiors they say will promote vehicle recycling efforts. In Japan, approximately 3.5 million cars are scrapped annually. Since the enactment of the Automobile Recycling Law in 2002, more than 95 per cent of end-of-life vehicles…