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This week’s in-depth report introduces the exhibitors supporting the DVN Interior Workshop with an expo booth. They have a diverse array of exciting, timely innovations, products, and services driving sustainable and efficient technologies to push the boundaries of vehicle design, manufacturing, and performance.Throughout this exhibition, you will have the opportunity to explore a wide variety…
A new wide nano-multilayer film that reflects light only from oblique angles has been developed by Toray Industries, from Japan, expert in Fibers and Textiles, Performance Chemicals, and Carbon Fiber Composite Materials, among others.When used in HUD technology, the Picasus VT film provides high-definition projections free of image-doubling, across the entire windshield. According to the…
The Yanfeng SafeUnit is an advanced seat-integrated safety system designed to protect occupants in both upright and reclined positions during frontal, near-side and far-side crashes. Developed by the Yanfeng International Technical Center, the system is built for both current and future vehicles. It consists of several key components, including the seat itself, an optional pre-crash…
“Coventry University’s Centre for Future Transport and Cities has developed an advanced computational framework to assess occupant passive safety and predict injuries across various rotated seat configurations in future autonomous vehicles. The research is led by Dr. Christophe Bastien, Associate Professor and Head of the Transport Safety and Simulations Research Group. His team focuses on…
Toyota Motor Europe has launched the Toyota Circular Factory (TCF) to process end-of-life vehicles with a focus on recycling, repurposing, and remanufacturing. The first TCF will be located at Toyota Manufacturing UK’s Burnaston plant in Derbyshire, with operations set to begin in the third quarter of this year. This TCF will serve as a “center…
In a memorandum of understanding with Germany’s TSR Recycling, Mercedes-Benz is aiming to substantially advance their circularity strategy in relation to end-of-life vehicles.The MoU relates to the recovery of secondary materials through ‘urban mining’. With this pilot project Mercedes-Benz says they expect to gain a deeper understanding of the potential of post-consumer materials in Europe,…
Mercedes-Benz announced news in the area of in-car gaming at Auto China: Together with Tencent and Electronic Arts (EA), they plan to integrate the game Need for Speed Mobile into some vehicles in China by the end of this year. According to the announcement, this is made possible by the third MBUX generation, precursor to…
Perceived quality is a fusion of multiple disciplines designed to ensure potential buyers resonate as intended wit designs. The field touches all manner of functions—not only fit and finish but materials, surfacing, branding, UX, haptics, and more.Experts in this area tend to view themselves as a fusion of designers and engineers (with some indeed having…
Everyone has experienced it: you need help with a simple query, contact customer service – and end up with a chatbot that doesn’t understand the question properly or keeps you trapped in an endless loop of standard answers. The experience with AI-supported customer service solutions advertisement has often been bad. Will this ever really change?…
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