Automakers and suppliers have shown growing interest in motion sickness phenomenon in recent years. Their purpose is to better understand it to alleviate it effectively – not out of public interest but because it could compromise the successful launch of their future products.
To date, it remains a very complex topic, even if there’s a lot of science being developed around it. Countermeasures are very multiple and still being researched, especially in the context or more automated, connected, and electrified vehicle. The latter include the use of visual, auditory, and tactile signals to help users better perceive and anticipate the vehicle’s movements, but also the programming of a comfortable driving style that imitates that of a human being and limits sudden acceleration.
It is unfortunately an inevitable consequence of traveling. And it is not getting better with more automated, electrically driven, and digital mobility. Therefore, DVN Interior will continue to document any research happening in that direction, to publish about it in the weekly newsletter, and to organize a dedicated session, followed by a roundtable, at the next DVN Interior Workshop in April 2025. Stay tuned, your contribution is really appreciated, contact me here.
In the meantime, don’t miss the DVN Interior Workshop in Torino next month on October 22-23, with the title: Mobility and Sustainable Interior Design. Leaflet and Registration here!
Sincerely yours,
