Mazda Supercar at NAIAS 2008 (Wikimedia image) When it comes to cinema adventure, twisted metal and shattered glass take the lead. The relative filmography, after several-minutes-long car-chases in the streets of Paris, or bumper to fender legendary circuit battles up to the instant the car spins out of control, from black and white classic to…
The Enigma GT concept, powered with hydrogen, introduces a unique canopy that lifts together with dashboard and windshield. Floating in the canopy, an almost invisible transparent OLED screen acts as a digital centerpiece, in an aeronautically inspired dashboard, with augmented reality on the windscreen The interior design follows suit, blending emotional soul with technical elements,…
Massimo Frascella, a graduate of the Istituto d’Arte Applicata & Design in Turin, Italy, brings extensive experience from previous roles at Stile Bertone, Ford Motor Company, Kia, and most recently, Jaguar Land Rover. Frascella says, “Joining Audi is a very special moment for me. I am deeply honored to assume the role of chief creative…
With the new Accident Ahead Alert, Volvo cars can alert drivers of accidents ahead directly using real-time data from a traffic management center. It will be phased in on compatible Volvo models in Europe, starting in Denmark. The location data is provided by national road authorities and compatible cars, starting with other Volvo cars. Volvo…
Interactive display systems provider Via Optronics has signed a contract with Montreal-based vision systems specialist Immervision, for the design and development of automotive cameras that can be customized and brought to market quickly. Immervision’s Deep Seeing technology and wide-angle vision systems, optical design and image processing enable smart devices with superhuman eyes to capture high…
France’s Materi’act is setting up a joint venture in Dallas, Texas with PCR Recycling to accelerate the development and delivery of recycled compounds for sustainable automotive parts with up to 85-per-cent CO2 reduction by 2030. Materi’act is part of the Forvia group, with headquarters and an R&D center in Villeurbanne, France. Products in mind for…
DVN Interior: Tell us about Polycontact! Polycontact: Polycontact was founded in 1959, aiming at producing microswitches. We are now 49 per cent owned by the Markus Looser foundation. It is a Swiss technology company headquartered in Chur, which can look back on more than 60 years of company history. We’re a midsize company, with more…
Ceres Holographics, founded in 2009 and based in Livingston, Scotland, is working with OEMs on holographic head-up displays (HUDs) to improve functionality and safety. Ceres began development of their core digital master printer technology more than 15 years ago to develop and advance the manufacture of holograms in new photopolymer material from Covestro, formulated for…
Lancia’s styling center and the Cassina design house cooperated to give the Ypsilon’s launch edition an upscale passenger compartment, like an elegant Italian living room. Lancia is emphasizing the Ypsilon’s italianità (Italianness), and the car was unveiled a couple of weeks ago in Milan in the showroom of Italian interior design and furniture house Cassina.…
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