Beijing Auto Show — Live and In Person!
The Beijing Auto Show just ended 2 weeks ago. Measures were in place to limit the number of attendees (not obvious in the picture!) and face masks were required. Aside…
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Philippe Aumont
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Philippe Aumont is a highly experienced executive with almost 40 years in the automotive interior supplier industry. Both engineering & business graduate, completed by many general management programs.
He acted as Chief Technology Officer at Faurecia Seating, between 2011 and 2017. Previously he worked for Roth Frères, Johnson Controls and Faurecia, with various position in R&D, Marketing, Strategy, new product development, Open Innovation, start-ups, university, and earlier in JIT, Production, Program Management, Costing, Sales… with permanent assignment in France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany, and frequent travels in the US, Japan, China & India.
Philippe is board member at SIA (Society of Automotive Engineers in France), and Ecole Centrale de Nantes (Engineering school).
Philippe is passionate about automotive product and business model reshuffling (Autonomy, Connectivity, New Energy, Environment, and Car sharing), Innovation culture, organization, Technology scouting, Start-ups, Occupant-centric Design (Comfort, Perceived Quality, HMI, Cognitive…)
High End EVs, Futuristic Interiors at Beijing Auto Show
The Beijing Auto Show was an early casualty of the coronavirus, having originally been scheduled for April. Even a second wave that directly affected Beijing around mid-June did not lead…
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Starry Ambient Lighting of Rolls-Royce
Previous DVN Interior Newsletter presented the Rolls-Royce Ghost’s acoustic refinements. Rolls-Royce, like most luxury brands, has some of the most vibrant ambient lighting on modern cars. The interior lighting becomes…
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Jaguar-Land Rover’s Recycled Plastics
Jaguar-Land Rover say they will use a greater percentage of recycled materials in their vehicle interiors. They’re working with Italian-based supplier Aquafil, whose Econyl® nylon products are produced from ocean…
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BASF’s New Glossy Interior Material
BASF has a new specialty polyamide that combines the chemical resistance of semi-crystalline polyamides with the high gloss and the depth of view of amorphous plastics. Ultramid® Deep Gloss (maker’s…
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Audi e-tron GT ‘Progressive’ Sound
Audi is teasing the production version of its e-tron GT electric supercar and unveiling the ‘progressive’ sound of the vehicle. External sound is a new legal requirement to alert pedestrians…
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Magna’s Next-Generation EZ Entry Seat
Magna International, the Canadian-Swiss auto supplier, has introduced their fully automated, next-generation EZ Entry seat. It’s a seating solution concept applicable for manual and power seats. An app has been…
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Rightware UI Software for Rapid HMI Development, Ford F150
Finnish software development company Rightware has released information on the software used to develop the Ford F-150’s all-digital dash. According to Rightware, Ford and a number of other manufacturers (GM…
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Dacia Smart Phone Mirrors in Car HMI
Renault Group’s affordable-car brand Dacia is introducing new versions of their small cars—the Sandero, Sandero Stepway, and Logan. New comfort, safety and convenience features include an optional continuously variable transmission…
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The ‘Authentic’ Off-Roader, Modernized
With the introduction of Ford’s new Bronco (See DVN Interior, 30 July 2020), it’s the appropriate time to look the latest off-road vehicles currently available and upcoming onto the market.…
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