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Philippe Aumont
DVN Interior Köln Workshop Is Just Around The Corner
The 2024 DVN Interior Köln Workshop is happening early next week. The Program is exciting! We have worked hard and long to make sure of that, building in a great deal of worthy content and interaction. We’ve designed it for participants to be actively engaged and interactive during the full day and half’s duration. To…
Webasto + LG = Infotainment on Ceiling Display
Webasto and LG Display have a transparent OLED screen for vehicle ceiling integration. In-vehicle entertainment is becoming increasingly important as an idea for during autonomous driving. Webasto, longtime experts in adding content to the overhead area, is presenting a high-tech roof system with an integral transparent screen and sensor integration. The transparent OLED screen, from…
Materi’Act: Sustainable Interior From Ocean Bound Plastics
Materi’Act, the sustainable materials subsidiary of Forvia, is presenting a concept car integrating instrument and door panels made with ocean bound plastics (OBP). It was exhibited for the first time during the Forvia Sustainability Day in Paris shortly ago. This project was conceived as part of a solidarity partnership between the Forvia Foundation and Plastic…
Antolin & Via Optronics’ Sunrise Cockpit Concept
Antolin and Via Aptronics, a supplier of interactive display solutions, unveiled their new Sunrise vehicle cockpit concept at an event in Nuremberg during the European Embedded World exhibition. The two companies are leveraging their combined expertise and capabilities to design, develop, and produce innovative integrated display systems for vehicle interiors including cockpits, floor consoles, door panels,…
Nio Puts ‘Automotive Grade GPT’ in In-Car Assistant
Chinese EV maker Nio has put ChatGPT technology in their cars’ NOMI interior assistant (previously reported-on in DVN-I). The rollout will be across its European range on the NT2.0 platform, expected to begin later this month. It will be delivered by firmware over-the-air update capabilities. Nio says this will enable existing users of all current…
In-Car Display Function “More Important Than Show”: DFF
Experts from the German Flat Display Forum (DFF) discussed the use of touch displays in vehicles, concluding that a display in a vehicle does not sell well because it is beautifully arranged, but because it is easy to read. Current possibilities were discussed and possible trends identified. Touch displays have revolutionized the way we interact…
Polestar’s Digital Rearview Mirror
The Polestar 4 has a new digital rearview mirror, for improved safety and increased comfort. The rearview mirror has been a mainstay in car design for the last century. Not a whole lot has changed about them. But now there are digital rearview mirrors. One of the Polestar 4’s innovative design features is a rear-facing…
Alfa Romeo Junior: Telescope Interior Architecture
Alfa Romeo presented their new Junior (was Milano, and changed last minute because of political controversy) in Milan, at the historic headquarters of the Automobile Club there. It was an event designed to confirm the proud partnership with the city where Alfa Romeo was founded in 1910. Standout interior features include the finest materials and…
GAC’s Era Concept: Global Design From China, US, Italy
At the end of last year, GAC unveiled their Era concept vehicle. Fan Zhang, Vice President of GAC’s R&D Center, called the Era concept “the collaborative effort of our global teams including Advanced Design Los Angeles and Milan. It goes beyond being just a vehicle; it represents a visionary statement about the future of new…